The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-10
LEADING EVENTS.
one Hundred Accomplishments Of
the CLOSING century.


tas nineteenth century OF the Christian
era. now within month ot ts CLOSE
From Whatsoever standpoint 30 is regard
a. Hs history is marvellous. In the knowl-
edge we have gaincd duriug its prosrors.
% our own gioDc. it stands unparalleled.
There has been wonderfui progress also
in science in education and in the adap-
alton Of natural forces to human pur-
poses Political aud territorial changes.
go. have made This 4 very different world
from that OF Isu II s. not possible in
small space 10 even mention tho events
Ualch make the century memorable. nHt
be may boz interesting Go recall "a hundred.
vl.ch 81 not the most important az"
hose that have had the greatest innu-
uco in shaping and developing the con-
ltiou 81 the nations
Wars and Revolutions.
Baltic Of Austetlltz Napoleon defeats
Austrians and Russians. lso'
Battle OF Trafalgar Nelson sinks
French fleet. ISIS.
Moscow burned by the Russians 20 en-
rap Napolcou lsi2
Battle OF Waterloo. Napoleon vanqulsh-
d ISIS
Battle OF Navarno securing Greek IT,
dependence isT
Crimean War. Great Britain. France
aod Sardinia against Russia. iS3-a5.
India mutny in which native soldiers
mnfeacro English men. women and chill
lrcu. 1907.
Franco Austrian War. iS9 followed by
ihrlhalIfs campaign uuifymg Italy. l'dn
The Great civil War 10 America. is6i-es
surrender 81 Lee 70 Grant at AppomattoN
Aprl q ls65.
Auetro- Prusslan War Decisive BATH.
9ad0un Juy 8 $50
Franco Prissian War Decisive bate.
sedan. Sept !. 1870. followed by federation
u German states IN German empire
Russo-Turkish War Battle Of Plevnl.
Dee De-. ls0.
Bomhardment Of Alexandria by the Brit
.sh 1852 followed by the occupation 81
Egypt
war between Chinese AMI Japanese.
lse4
America Spanish War. Nadia, May J..
1895. Santiago July 2. issS
War hy Great Britain against South
African Republics. lS9-lso
France becomes an empire, 1904 a rcpuh-
,ic 1855. an empire again. 1852; Third Re
public, ls1D
Genera outbreak Of revolution through
out Europe isfs
Rome. seized from the Pope. becomes
capital 81 United Italy. 1870.
Exploration.
To- the Arctic. Expedition ~ SIR John
Franklin ls5. De Long. 1872. Greedy.
@l. Peary iso2 Nansen. 1884, Duke OF the
Abrlzzi 0ortherest north. 1900
In tho Antarctic: Biscoe. 1881. Balleny.
s2s. dUrville. 1880 Ross, isn wilkes.
si2. Bonohgreyink. 1875.
In Africa Livingstone. isl0-73. stauity.
N5-I. Spoke ard Grant 1863
ln America John c. Frcmonts journey
westward 10 the Pacific lSi2-i5.
Invention.
First steamboat the Clermont. made a
voyage from New York 90 Albany. 1877
the nrst 4tei nboat 20 cross the Atlantic.
hc savannah. isia
First railroad. stockton ana Darlington.
england ia5 Baltimore and Ohio four
eer uiles long 1890
Lighting the streets by gas. FIRST expert
men, BOZ London. 1907.
Electric light produced by Edison's ap-
plicaLon Of subdivision. ISIS.
The Mccormick reaper invented. 1884,
Howc's sewing machine. 1876
Tho electric telegraph Samuel r. Y.
Morse. 1877 First line Ia the United
S'aten. 1874.
The telephone first exhibited. 1876.
The phonogTsph. isU-Ss
Gable Held across tho Atlantic. 1857: per-
fccsed 1866
Electric railroad at Edisons home az
Menlo Park 1850
Photography. FIRST experiments by Da-
guerro 1929. Fire successful portraits by
Morse. 1850
Tho spectroscope nrst used. ise. per
fected 1850
Roentgen rays found 10 penetrate solids.
1896
social and Humanitarian.
Slavery abolished IN tho British domln-
Ions isa3
Alexander II. Emperor Of Russia oman-
clpates tweniy-three million serfa. 1861
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
1852
First International Exposition In Hyde
Park. London ISL
First settlement OF an international
quarrel By arbitration Instead Of war
alabama Claims Of the Unised States
against England. ISL.
international Peace Congress summon
ed By Russia, meets At The Hague 1899
Organization Of the Red Cross Society
a. Geneva. 1854
Organization Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union 1873
First College Settlement established.
1865
Tho Christian Herald adopts 500 chin.
dren orphaned BY the india famine. 1900
Religious.
OrFaniEation Of the American Board OF
Commissioners FOR Foreign Missions. 1910
First missionaries sent out 1911
Organization o. the FIRST Sunday school
Union IN London. 1919 American. 1894
British and Foreign Bible Society found
~. 1904
American Bible Society organized. 1915
First Young Mems Christian Associa-
zion established by George Williams ira
London isff
Tho 1nquislilou abolished by tho sDan-
ish Cortes. 1880
Beginning Of the Salvation Army. 1856
Doctrine Of Papal Infalliblliiy formally
Bible revision; New Testament issued
i9i. Ola Testament. iss5.
Organization o. the hrst Young Peo-
Pies Society OF Christian Endoayor. 1881.
Organization OF tho order OF Kings
Daughters. 1856.
Disasters.
Earthquakes. Caracas. 1872. India q 90
persons liedl. 1919. Canton. CHINA GOD
por.shell. 1880. Calahria 400 persons bur-
lcdJ. 1896. san Domingo 600 killed. 1872.
Southern Italy OA00 lives losD. 1852. CAL
abrio 10000 killed.. is57. Quito 600
deathO. 1859; Mendoza. South America
G0O deaths). 1850: Manila d.ooo deaths).
1863. Mitylene u.ooo DEATH. 1857. Arequipa
and district C25oo deaths) 1855. San Jose.
Colombia u4.ooo deaths. 1915. Sci0 N0oo
deaths). 1881. cassamiccio'a q 90 deaths).
a.