Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-12-28
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15J5-John Philpot. Archdeacon of
Westminster. convicted of heresy
and burned.
i5S2-The Gregorian calendar adopte
at Paris, emitting 10 days.
1G42-New Zealand discovered by Tas-
man.
1G44-Christina assumed government of
Sweden.
1G4S-Oliver Cromwell ordered all stage
plays stopped in England.
1G53-Oliver Cromwell declared lord
protector of England.
16S3-Isaac Walton. author of the
Complete Angler" died.
1145-Dresden surrendered to Frederick
III. of Prussia.
11J4-Mahomet V. of Turkey died
116fT. III. Perkins. owner of the first
railroad i'll the United States.
born.
1110-Beethoven the great musician.
born.
1774-North Carolina adopted d consti
tuition.
1115-American Congress first deter
mined to build a navy.
177J-GeneraI Howe ordered the meet.
ing houses in Boston torn down
and used for fire wood.
1776-Congress adjourned from Phila
delphia to Baltimore.
17S2-The British troops evacuated
Charleston, $. c.
1TS7-New Jersey and Pennsylvania
ratified the Constitution of the
United States.
1796-General Anthony Wayne died.
1799-General George Washington died.
1SO4-British Consul in Honduras for
bid mahogany to be exported on
American vessels =. Spain de
clared war against Great Britain.
1S09-Divorce of Empress Josephine.
1S1O-Lucien Bonaparte and family
place themselves under protection
of England.
1S16-First savings bank in the United
States opened in Boston.
1S29-Outbreak of Civil War in Chill.
1S32-Treaty Of navigation and com
merce concluded between United
States and Russia.
1S36-Patent office and postoffice at
Washington, d. c., burned.
1S3S-Chartists meetings declared lille
gal i'll England.
1S40-Remains of Bonaparte. removed
from Cherbourg 10 Paris.
1S4S-Postal convention concluded be-
tween Great Britain and United
States. :. Destruction of the Park
Theater, New York City, by fire.
1S50-Many killed and injured in the
explosion of the steamboat Anglo
Norman ut New Orleans.
1S54-St. Lawrence River opened to
American vessels. =. Seventeen
lives lost in sinking of steamer
Westmoreland in Lake Michigan.
1S61-Prince Albert. husband of Queen
Victoria. died.
1S62-Fredericksb Va, captured.
1S64-Fort McAllister captured by I'm
ion forces.
1S65-Thirteenth Amendment to e. S.
cOHStjul programmed.
1S71-Alabama arbitration commission
meets st Geneva :. William NJ.
Tweed. the Tammany Boss" re-
arrested.
1S14-Edwin Booth made his first APP
pearance on the stage following
his retirement after the aSSassina-
ton of President Lincoln.
1SS4-World's Fair opened in New Or
leans. Attempt made to blow
London Bridge up with dynamite.
1S91-Violcnt earthquake in Sicily.
United States concludes arrange
ments for reciprocity with Japan.
1S9f-Great loss Of life in a volcanic
eruption in the New Hebrides. 49,
Eugene V. Debs sentenced to Jail
for contempt of court.
IS9J-Samuel Gompers elected president
of the American Federation Of
Labor.
1S97-AttorneyGeneral McKenna APP
pointed justice Of the United
States Supreme Court.
1S99-Major General Wood made mill
tary governor of Cuba. General
Henry ". Lawton, L. S. A., kill
ed in the Philippines.
1901-Philippine tariff bill passed
House of Representatives.
Marconi signalled across the At
lantic by means of wireless teleg-
raphy.
19O3-The Cuban reciprocity bill be-
comes law w. J. Buchanan
appointed United States minister
to the republic of Panama
i904-Three killed in explosion On Unit
ed States battleship Massachu-
SETS. %. .Ex-Mayor Ames Of Min
neapolis, charged with malfeas-
ance in Office, set free after dis
agreement OF the jury at his third
trial.
Anthony Fiala of Brooklyn. N Y, the
arctic explorer, and Miss Claire Pur-