Evening journal., 1900-12-05
CENTURY HAN BEEN
AN EVRNTFUL ONE
Its History Marvellous From
Every Viewpoint
Progress in Science and Education
Has Made This a Different World
From That Of 1900

An eventful century truly has been
this Nineteenth Century OF the Christ
ian era. now within a month of its
close. From Whatsoever standpoint
il is regarded. its history is marvellous.
In the knowledge we have gained
during it's progress, of our own globe,
il stands unparalleled. There has been
wonderful progress also in science, in
education. and in the adaptation of
natural forces to human purposes.
Political and territorial changes, too,
have made this a very different world
from that Of 1900. IL is not possible
in small space to even mention the
events which make the century memor-
able. but it may be interesting TO re-
call a hundred, which. If not the most
important. are those that have had the
greatest Influence in shaping and de
veloping the condition of the nations
WARS AND REVOLUTIONS.
Battle Of Austerlitz, Napoleon de
feats Austrians and Russians, 1905.
Battle OF Trafalgar, Nelson sink
French fleet, 1906.
Moscow burned by the Russians t
entrap Napoleon, 1912.
Battle OF Waterloo, Napoleon van
quisheds 1915. tle-a
Battle OF Navarino, securing Greel
independence. 1927.
Crimean War, Great Britain, franc
and Sardinia against Russia, 1S5S-5l
India Mutiny. in which nativ
soldiers massacre English men, wome
and children. 1857.
a., Franco Austrian War, 1859, follow
ed by Garlbaldis Campaign unifyin
Italy, 1860.
The Great Civil War in Americs
1S61-65. Surrender OF Lee to Grant q
Appomattox, April 3, 1865.
Austro-Prussian War. Decisive bal
tie, SadoVa, July 3, 1866.
Franco-Prussian War Decisive bal
tie, Sedan. September /, 1870; followe
BY federation Of German States in Gel
man Empire.
Russo-Turkish War. Battle @
Plevna. December 10. 1877.
Bombardment OF Alexandria by IN
British. 1882. followed by the occupt
tdon OF Egypt
War between Chinese and Japanes
1894.
Americo-Spanish War Manilll
May l., 1898; Santiago, July 3, 1898.
War by Great Britain against Soui
African Republics. 1S99-1900.
France becomes an empire. 1904;
republic, 1913; an empire again, 1S5.
Third Republic, 1870.
General outbreak OF revolution
throughout Europe, iS4S
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capital Of United Italy, 1870.
EXPLORATION.
In the Arctic Expedition of Sir job
Franklin, 1S45; De Long. 1879; Greel
1881; Peary, 1892; Nansen, 1894; Dul
Of the Abruzi (farthest north, 1900.
In the antarctic. Disco, 1881; Ba
leny. 1898; D'Urville. 1870; Ross. 1874
Wilkes, 1912; Borchgrevink. 1898.
In Africa: Livingstone. lS40-7S; Sta
ley 1S75-S7; Speke and Grant 1868.
In America. John c. Fremonts jon
ney westward to the Pacific ,1S42-46.
INVENTION.
First steamboat. the Clermont. ma
a voyage from New York TO Alban
1907; the first steamboat to cross {
Atlantic, the Savannah, 1919.
First railroad, Stockton and Darlin
ton England, 1895; Baltimore a
Ohio, fourteen miles long. 1880
Lighting the streets by gas, first G
pertinent in London, 1907.
Electric light produced by Edisol
application of subdivision, 1878.
The Mccormick reaper inevnt
1894
Howe's sewing machine. 1873
The electric telegram. Samuel r.
Morse. 1887 First line in the Unit
States, 1874
The telephone first exhibited 1876
The photograph, 1S77-SS
Cable laid across the Atlantic, Isl
perfected 1866.
Electric railroad at Edison's no
at Menlo Park. 1880
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