Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-30
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FOURTHS

WULY 4. 1877, the great Sultan Sala-
d din. hero OF Moslem romances, in
TAD a bloody battle defeated the cru
saders at Liberals, in the Holy
Land. This victory led to the capture
Of Jerusalem and the third crusade.
July q, 1891, the oppressive laws by
which the Huguenots or Protestants
were being prosecuted were revoked
by an edict of Henry w. Of France.
July 4, 1894, Nova zembla was dis
covered
July a, 1913, occurred an Indian mas
sacre, the Huron village Of st. Joseph
being entirely wiped out by a band of
savage Mohawks. This was a Catholic
mission, and Father Daniel stood to
the last, dipping his handkerchief in
water and sprinkling the crowd of sup
plants that begged for baptism before
DEATH
July 4, 1868, was the meeting of
ssCromwelHs parliament" that made
Cromwell lord protector of England
July 4, 1776, Declaration Of Independ
ence, the beginning of the United
States as a nation.
July 4, 177S, the surprise Of Kaskas-
kia. During the Revolutionary war
an American officer, Colonel Clarke,
by a stratagem surprised this impor-
tant Illinois town, together with Fort
Gage, on the opposite side of the river,
and captured both
July 4, 1893, John Quincy Adams
made his first great speech. He was a
famous man from that day.
July 4. 1904, Nathaniel Hawthorne
was born
July 4, 1917, work was commenced
4 on the Erie canal.
! July 4, 1896, on the semicentenary of
independence day, two Of the original
signers died They were Thomas JEFF
ferson and John Adams, each an ex-
president On the same day Stephen
Foster was born. He was the author
of many popular songs, including "Old
| Uncle Ned and "Suwanee River"
July 4, 1928, the cornerstone of the
Baltimore and Ohio, the first railroad
in America, was laid by Charles Car
roll, the only surviving signer of the
Declaration of Independence.
July 4, 1881, James Monroe died, the
third ex-president whose death came
upon this day.
July 4, 1916, during the Mexican war,
the Americans at Sonomo, Cal, raised
the flag of revolution, General Ere
mont in command, the first place on
the Pacific COAST to declare for the
Americans.
July 4, 1S4S, with impressive ceremo-
MES, the cornerstone of the Washing
ton monument was laid at the national
capital
July 4, 1850, while resting under the
shade Of this monument, President
Taylor was stricken with fatal illness.
dying on the 9th.
July 4, 1868, the Confederate General
Holmes was defeated before Helena,
Ark. Pemberton also surrendered
Vicksburg to Grant. AS the battle of
Gettysburg had been won but the day
before, this is held to be the turning
point of the civil war.
July 4, 1866, carelessly thrown fire
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July 4, 1870, the provisional govern
ment Of Spain elected Prince Hohen-
zollern to the throne. which gave such
offense to France that the Franco
Prussian war was declared the same
month.
July 4, 1874, the 100000 Eads
bridge Of St. Louis was opened for
travel
July 4, 1880, the French government
officially presented our government
with the Bartholdi statue of Liberty
Enlightening the World.
! July 4. 1894, after a bloodless revolu-
ton. the short lived Hawaiian repub-
lie was proclaimed
July 4, 1898, was the Fourth of Re
joicing'' Admiral Cerveras feet was
destroyed the day before, and all knew
the Spanish war was really at an end.
-Leslie's Weekly.
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