The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26
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Great Events That Have Taken
place on the 18th u the slonth.

Place on the 18th ~ the Monfh.
Chicago Times Herald Wednesday.
April 10. is the anniversary of the battle
Of Lexington. the nrst real aght in the
American revolution Nothing strange
about thar. but have you ever considered
how this date IS corrected with many
other important evep.s in Ameriean his
torys
Has any fataiist considered tie sienih-
canoe which seems 70 attach to the l9lh
of April and The 18th day Of the other
months ID the caierdars ls the 18th a dey
of doom or day 81 brightness and hope
iu the march Of human nrogressf no an-
swer this were a task for The Mlsst seer
-iiui iOUR Al these facts
While the nrst battle Of me Revolution
occurred ON the fateful 18th ~ April
8775. al Lexington the last was on the
1qlh of October -unlucky Friday unluck,
10 tile Brtishefs 1881. ahen Lord Corn
wallis surrendered az Yorktown. April
-. 17s3 the cessation of hostiiit-es Was
proclaimed
Looks as though Manifest Destiny made
most of his important appointments for
the 10Th But wait
June 10 1912 which also feu upon Gn-
lucky Friday that year-war was declared
against England hy Uncle Sam
The hrst blood shed ina the Civil War
-. 1851. seven days after the irsl gun
at Fort Sumter ard the eighty-sixth an
niversary 81 the battle Of Lexington.
The hattleship Maine was not blown up
+ On the 10Th. but the court Of inquiry a. 90
that historic explosion completed its la
bors March H. ISIS This soon gave April
T ID another chance 10 distinguish itself.
/ April 49, tsQS congress adopted the
resolution declaring Cuba independent
/ and directing the president 20 use the
army and navy 10 put an end TO Spanish
/ rule Ia that unhappy island.
May 10. l8l9S Admiral Cervera's ill.,
I fated fieet Unexpectedly arrived IN the
harbor of Santiago. Cuba We an re-
member what happened 70 It the follow
Z ing 3d Of july
Ian H. 1893. Agunaldl Issued bis mani
festo defying the American government.
Something disastrous will happen to him
one one Of these fatefu l0ths u he uoesn :
( look out.
Vow. THIS brings us down TO the contem-
porary events. but many lNthsi memoir
able m Amesaca and other parts OF the
world. should bee Included in the review.
For example,
Friday. May 10. 1875 tho union 81 iha
colonies was affected. Friday Sept -
f77T. the battle Of Bemis Heights, N g..
was fought. July l9 lTI0 .he british
garrison al paulus Hook was surprised py
Lee.
The memorable "dark day of historic
fcnown. when the people thought The end
Of the world had come. feil upon May
Aug. 10. i7ss was the battle Of Blue
I.icks. Ky
1t was ON Aug. 10 lsl2 that the brave
old shin Constitution captured the jfit
ish frigate Guerriere. The battle Of For'
Niagara occurred Dec 10, isl4
II Is worth while. too. 70 recall more Of
the laths which figured in the civil war
We have already seen what took place if
April 1861 Jan. l0 1862. the rebels mel
defeat In the battle ol Mil speins. Ky
The Cnfederates defeated the Fed rais az
Chlckamauga Sept ln lSlia- june I'D
1864. the Alabama was sunk hy ht kcar
sarge OF Cherhourp. Sept a. 1864. thl
battle 81 Winchester was wared and Gen
Sheridan won undying fame. Oct ~
1864. the battle Of Cedar Greek wa
fought The battle o. EenlonNilie' y. e.
occurred March 49, 1915
The abolition OF slavery WIS am accom-
nlished fact, one day old Dec. lH lslD
Many personal and miscellaneous event
Of history Grace their origin 10 The 18Th d
some month.
President Garfield was born Nov. L
1871. ahd died al Eiberon. y. j.. Sept. j
1881. The Emperor Maximiian was sho
June 49, 1871 Nov. 49, 1868 Gettysbur
cemetery was dedicated. aud Lincoln d.
livered his Oratorical masterpiece Tn
Austrians were defeated at the battle o
Guastalla Sept 10 1854 The Irish crime
bili became a law July 10. 1881 Aug y
1891. the French feet visited Portsmouth
Jan 49, 1880. Alden was annexed BY Brit
ain Sept ~ 1s4O. the British flag wa
hoisted at Auckland. New Zealand. tn
coronation of George IN. took place Jul
No. 1921 The FIRST English surgery un
der ether was on Dec. 49, 1916.
Jan. -. Lees birthday. is a legal holl
day IN Georgia. North Carolina aad Vii
May 49, 1911. over 100 buildings wer
burned IN the Chatham street fire. Nc'
York July 10 1913, IN New York. Au
stores and dwellings. four lives and 80
OOO.No of property were destroyed by mr.
The great fire IN the factories az la
River Macs. occurred April 10 1874. XII
/ in4 sixty people. July 10. 1897, ST. JVhn.
~ b.. had its greatest FIRE. Several &
tho noted earthquake OF the world ma
be traced to this talismanic date. De-
10 1862 i5n houses and fourteen churchs
We're destroyed by earthquake iu Guat
maia Nov 10. lS22 the coast or Chi
was raised March ~, 1919. San Salyadc
was nearly destroyed. Many t0raaaoc
hurricanes and floods arc credited tD ID
Among the cs icbra-ed pcrsondges wt
either entered the world or maoe the
exit from it on the i9th oil the monih al
confucious. Charles L. Dean Swift l.eie
Hunt Isaac Disraeii Lord Beaconsilel
Charles Robert Darwin Ferdinand (
Lesscps. Sir n. Bessomers David Iiyil
stone capt. Flinders the Australian q
plorcr. John Adams Rosef Shernia
Edwin NJ. stanton and William ~ Ssoi
: were born on the 10TH
T. Bernardin St. Pierre author Of Spa
{ and Virginia. was horn Jan. 10, li,1.
Byron died IN Greece April 30. 1924.
D William Cullen Bryant was nnetc'
r seans old when made famous ay ~ihu
atopSs.
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