Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-12

602-Mauritius Tiberius, Emperor of
Rome, died.
1213-Possessions Of Knights Templar
in England appropriated by the
crown.
1415-Henry V. entered London after
victory at Agincourt
1490-Perkin Warbeck pretender to
English crown, executed.
542-Engrsh defeated Scotch at bat
tie of Solway Moss.
1547-Henry H. of France forbid print
ing any book relating to Holy
Scriptures.
1572-Johp Knox died.
15S6-Sentence of death announced 20
Mary Queen of Scots.
1615-Marriage of Louis Kill of
France with Anne of Austria.
161S-Charter granted for the colony
of Virginia.
1630-Great earthquake in Peru.
163S-The site of New Haven, Conn.,
bought from the Indians for IL
cents and some trinkets.
1852 Province of Maine taken under
protection of Massachusetts and
made county called Yorkshire.
17OO-Philip V proclaimed King OF
Spain.
1739-Porto Bello taken by Admiral
Vernon.
1747-Robert Livingston born.
174S-Isaac Watts died.
1759-Fort Duquesne. now Pittsburg
Pa, evacuated by the French.
1774-Robert Give, Ex-Governor of In
dia, committed suicide.
1783-British troops evacuated New
York City
17S9-Paper money first issued ia
1792-The Scheldt opened to all ma
tons.
1795-King Stanisaus of Poland de
posed by Catherine of Russia.
1SO4-Franklin Pierce born. Thirty
thousand persisted in inundation
of the River Nile.
1S09-Fanny Kemble, celebrated actress
born.
1S14-Treaty signed at Client ending
War of 1872 between the United
States and Great Britain. J.. e.
bridge Gerry, Vice President OF
the United States and one of the
signers of the Declaration Of In
dependence, died.
1S16-Phuadelphia theater lighted with
gas, first in this country
1826-Treaty signed between Great Brit
ain and Brazil for suppression OF
the slave trade.
1S29-Camden, S. c., nearly destroyed
b. IRE. =. New England began
custom of celebrating ThanksgiE-
ing day.
1S37-Siege of Herat begun By Per-
slams.
'1S41--Faraday's discovery of the cleo
trio current presented to the
Royal Society.
1S52-Countess of Lovelace, daughter Of
the poet Byron, died
1855-Robert Bunyan, last male &c
scendant Of the author of PHI
grim's Progress" died. RevolU'
ton at Montevideo.
1S57-Garrison of Lucknow rescued by
Sir Colin Campbell.
1S61-Mason and Slidell imprisoned at
Fort Warren, Boston.
1SG3-Battle of lookout Mountain and
Missionary Ridge.
1S70-Bavaria enters the North Ges-
man Confederation
1S74-G. S. Bangs first proposed D.
hour trains between New York
and Chicago.
1SS2-Thurlow Weed died.
1S84-Grand Opera House at st. Louis
burned
1SG1-F. Bulwer Lytton, British min
lister to France, died.
1S94-Five villages in Sicily destroyed
by earthquake. :, . Public execn-
lions abolished in Spain.
1S9S-Steamer Portland sunk off New
England coast. lis lives lost. $50
Hawaiian commission held first
meeting in Washington.
1S09-Thomas II. Is,nay, founder of the
White Star line, died. Brave
Bill" Anthony, hero of the Maine
explosion died in poverty -. Sam
uel Fl. Ebert, Ex-Governor Of
Colorado, died.
1901-United States landed marines at
Panama to preserve order
1902-Frederck Alfred Krupp, great
German gun manufacturer, died
1903-Germany officially recognized the
Republic of Panama. Settle
ment announced of the great