The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-10
Leading 100 Events
Of Closing Century

copyright, 1900, The Christian Herald, New
| York
n EVENTFuL century truly has hcen this
~ nineteenth century Of the Christian era,
"A now within month of its close. From
whatsoever standpoint it is regarded, It's
| history is marvellous In the knowledge we have
gained during its progress, of our own globe, it
stands unparalleled. There has been wonderful
| progress also in science, in education, ana IN
| the adaptation of natural forces to human pur.
poses. Political and territorial changes, too,
| have made this very different world from that
| of 1900 1t is not possible in small space to
| even mention the events which make the century
| memorable, hut it. may be interesting TO recall a
| hundred which. ii not the most important, are
| those that have had the greatest influence III
| shaping and developing the condition of the
nations.
WARS AND REVOLUTIONS.
| Battle OF A,rstcri,z. Nupolcan defeats Aus
| trians and Russians, 1905.
| Battle of Trafalgar Nelson sinks French ilcct,
| 1905.
Moscow burned by the Russians to cntrap Ma
| polcon, 1872.
Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon vanuuishcd ISL
Battle Of Navarino securing Greek indepcnd-
| cncc, 1897.
Crimean War, Great !'sitan France and Sar-
dinia against Russia, isl53-j5.
India Mutiny, in which native soldiers nassa-
! ere English men, women and children, 1857
| Franco Austrian War, 1850. followed by Carl
| baldi's Campaign unifyins Italy, 1850.
| The Great Civil War in America lSGl.Gj.
| Surrender of Lee to Grant at ApponattoN, April
| .. 1865.
Austro- Prussian War. Decisive battle Sldow;,
July 3, 1866
| Franco. .prussian War. Decisive battle Sedan,
Sept. |, 1870; followed by federation o Ge.-
| man States in German Empire
| R,sso-Turkisl War. Battle of plc,na Dee. 10,
1877.
Bombarhmcnt of Alexandria by the British,
1852, followed by the occupation Of Egypt.
War between Chinese and Japanesc. 1891.
/Amerco-Spanisl War. Manila. May l. lsos;
| Santiago. July 8, 1895
War by Great Britain against South African
Republics. 1S90-l9OD.
| France becomes an empire. 1851; u republic,
1913: an empire again. 1852: Third republic,
1910.
General outbreak oi revolutions throughout
Europe, lsiS.
Rome, seized from the Pope, becomes capital
| OF United Italy, 1870.
EXPLORATION.
In the Arctic-Expcliton oi Sir John Frankllr,.
1s45 De Long, 1874; Greely, 1851: rcaly, 1892;
hansen, 1894; Duke of the .\bruzzi ttarthest
north), 1900.
DUrilc, 1910; Ross, ISL, Wilkes, lsi2 Borch-
grevink, lSJs.
In A,rica-.livinsston, lsio-'3; Stanley, ls75-s7;
Speke and Grant, lS,3.
In Amerca--John G., Fremont, journey west
ward to the Pacific lSi2-i6.
INVENTION.
First steamboat. III, Clelmont, made = Noy-
age from New York to Albany, lso7; ,nc first
steamboat 10 cross the Atlantic, the savannah.
lsl".
Firs, iaili,ad, STOCKTON and Darlington, Eng
land 1925; B,ltinorc and Ohio, fourteen miles
long, 1880
Lighting the streets 10y gas, first experiment IN
London, 1907.
Electric light produced ny EdiSon's applca-
ton OF srb-divsion. 1873.
The Mccormick reaper Invented, 1871.
ilowe's sewing machine, 1916.
The electric telegraph, Samuel L. 5 Morse
1857, First lire in the United State, i>il
The telephone first exhibited, 1870,
The phonograph. iN''-ss
Cable laid across tho Atlantic 1871; perfected
1850,
Electric railroad at Edison'I home, At Mrnlo
Park. 1850
Pho,ography-First experiments by Dagucrrc,
lS20. First successful portraits by Morse, lSo.
The spectroscopc INST used lso2; perfected,
ls5a.
Rocn,gen rays found 10 penetrate solids, 1896.
SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN,
slavery abolished in the British dominiors,
lS33.
Alexander II, emperor oI Russia, emancpa'es
twenty-threr million scris, 1851.
Iincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, lsG2,
First International Exposition in Hyde Park,
London, ISL.
First settlement, of an International quarrel hy
arbitration instead al war t\labama CLAIMS Of
the United States against snglanD, lsii
International Peace Congress summoned by
Russia meets at IN" Hague, 1899
Organization Of the Red Gross Society at l.e-
neya, 1864.
Organization Of The Woman's Christian Tenl-
perance union, 1873.
Firt College Settlement established, 1866
The Christian Herald adopts j,0o children
orphaned by the India Famine 1904.
RELIGIOUS.
Organization 0i the American Board Of Com
missioners ior Foreign Missois 1910. First
missionaries sent out, lSll.
Organization of the first sunday School union
in London 1SO3; American, 1924.
British and Foreign Bible society founded,
1904.
American Bible society organized. lSl6.
First Young Mems Christian association estab-
lished by George Williams in London, ist,,