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1850,

the largest vessel In the world at that
time excepting the Great Eastern.
1861.
a 2-Frederick William w. Of Prussia
Feb 1s-First italian parliament met at
Turin.
Feb. 26-Italian parliament decreed Victor
Emanuel IL. of Sardinia. III of Italy.
Oct. 1S-Wtlliam I. W king of Prus-
STA.
Gotha, husband of Queen Victoria, died.
1862.
Oct. S-Count Otto Won Bismarck appoint
ed prime minister of Prussia.
1863.
Feb. AL Russian serfs freed by Alex
ander II. Previous to the emancipation
of the serfs on imperial domains in 1858
there were more h 49, 00. 600 serfs in
the Russian empire. OF these 10000 900
were freed in 1858 and the remainder in
Jun 13-French army occupied the City
of Mexico.
1864.
June 12-Archduke Macmillan entered
City of Mexico as emperor.
1865.
Aug. 15-First vessel passed through Suez
canal from Mediterranean to the Red
Dec. 1s-Lord Palmerston. English prem
Ter. died.
1866
May 31-Fenian raid into Canada: 100
men crossed the Niagara river at Buff
June ACanadian parliament met for the
first time at Ottawa.
June 1s-Italy and Prussia declared war
AGAINST Ar1Sfria This -oc tho hoDinrf~o
of the Seven Weeks War"
July 3-Austrians defeated by Prussians
at battle Of Sadowa. Austrians lost 49,
900 men and the Prussians 10, 900.
Aug. 23-Treaty of peace signed between
Prussia, Italy and Austria. BY this
treaty Austria ceded Venetia to Italy
and consented to a new German con-
federation.
Oct. 30-Baron Ferdinand Won Beust ap-
pointed Austrian foreign minister. I'm
der his leadership Austria changed in
two years from an absolute to the most
liberal constitutional monarchy In Eu-
rope.
1s87.
Feb. 7-Autonomy announced for Hun
gary. A separate ministry for Hungary
was restored February II.
Feb. 24-First parliament of the North
German confederation opened by the
king of Prussia.
March ~29-English parliament passed act
creating Dominion of Canada out of the
British provinces in North America.
Embellishments discovered near what Is
now the city of Kimberley, South Africa.
The city founded in 1871.
Jun S-EmDeror raacis Joseph crowned
king of Hungary.
Jun 1s-Maximilian shot in Mexico.
by proclamation.
1865.
swm. F. Gladstone became prime
minister of England at head Of liberal
ministry.
1860.
June New liberal monarchical consti-
tuition adopted by Spanish cortes elect
ed by the revolutioniSts. Duke of Aos-
ia, son of Victor Emmanuel. of Italy,
elected king of Spain by cortes Nov.
IL, 1870. to succeed Queen Isabella, who
had fled to France
July church d~isestablished In
Ireland by act of English parliament.
Nov. 17-Suez canal opened with elabo-
rate ceremonies.
church met at Rome. Pope's infalli-
bility in matters of faith and morals
reaffirmed.
Dec. n-George H. Peabody, American
philanthropist, died in London. aged "a.
1870.
June sCharles Dickens died in England.
July s-Irish and act passed by English
parliament
July 15-France declared war against
Prussia. This Sas the beginning of the
Franco-Prussian war.
Sept. French defeated by Prussians at
Sedan. French loss, 30.O00; Prussian
loss. 1000. The next day the French
army of 1850 0 men and Emperor Ma
poleon III. surrendered to KIM Will
liam of Prussia.
Sept. 4-Emperor Napoleon III. deposed
and third French republic proclaimed at
Ais p. m.
Sept. l6-Investment of Paris begun by
the Prussians.
Sept. 2O-Rome surrendered to italian
army by the pope. This marked the
end of the pope's temporal power.
Nov. First election for district schoo
boards in England under authority of
new law providing for support of pub
lie schools by local taxation.
20-Railway tunnel through Mount
Cents completed. This connected Italy
with the rest of Europe by rail.
1871.
Ian. 1s-King William of Prussia pro-