Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-10-13
INTERESTING EVENTS IN
AMERICAN HISTORY

AhAAARNAARNWN 49,
October r
iis2-aallors on tho Nina, one Of Co
lunibus ships. under the illu-
aionof land, raised hag and
ilre guns.
lgoi-King william grants a now. but
less liberal, charter 20 Masaa.
chugotta.
i7is-Trtaty OF Alula Chapello re-
stores peace IN the New Worli,
England, France. and Spain each
agrees % surrender conuuoais.
IGb-Antlsinmp act congress meets
Ia New York City.
t775-British vessels hro 0n Bristol,
RI.
i777-Burgoyno defeated IN battle Of
Saratoga. conspicuous bravery
OF Benedict Arnold.
i7S0-DroopinF American spirits re
vived by victory at klngs Noun.
tain, NJ q.
lS26--A horse power railway, three
miles long, 10 completed AZ
Quincy. Mass, for conveying
granite 10 tidewutor; FIRST rail
way In the United states.
Oetober g.
i085-John winthrop. son OF the gov.
ernor uf Massachusetts,, arrives
from England 10 become govern
Oc OF Connecticut
l7s2--Iohn Adams concludes a treaty
with Holland.
1S12-Capt Elliott capturgR two Brl,.
ish frigates on Lake Erie
i&28--Firat boat passes from Roches.
ter TO Albany through The Erie
Canal.
1888 First serious railroad accident
in tho United states occurs on
Amboy and Bordentown road.
in New Jersey; several persons
killed.
1871 The great Chicago Gre. loss.
l1A50 bulldlnrH 2O0 lives and
property valued 40 t200O00000.
October s.
1872 First annual commencement at
Harvard college.
1851 Parliament passes the flrgt nav
lgatlon act. furbiddinE imports
0f goods into England except IN
English vessels.
/ ItT0i--Yalo college receives ita chart "
and is formally opened aa a
school at SayhFoOk.
/ i4fg-COmhlned American ana French
attack on Savannah repuised by
the BRITISH; Count Pulaski NOR
tally wounded.
1897 Steamer Home, Nov York for
Charleston. wrecked and 100
lives lost
| lNi7 Gen. Lane, with 500 men, de-
/ feafs superior force Of Mexi
cans and captures the city u
Huamantla.
/ 1868 First overland mail arrives N
So Louis 80 days and 4 hours
from San Francisco
1867 Possession OF Alaska formally
transferred TO the United State'
by Russia.
| iS7l-A terrific sheet Of FIRE, ten mllai
wide. sweeps over the counties
in Wisconsin bordering Greer
Hay; loss, ! iuo0 lives and -,
0D0.0o0 Ia property
October TO-
iGf5-FmHhing granted free eNercis'
OF religion hy the council Q
New Netherlands.
lII7f NirEinluns under Gen Lewis de
fea, the shuwuees Ht the hntti'
OF Point Pleasant on the Ohio.
1896 iho United sintcs Bank e
philadelphia fails, after spocu
lating Ia cotton
1854 Abraham Lincoln challenges
stephen A. Douglass 10 debate
1888 -TwO-cont letter postage goes iu
90 effect
iss5-F1ood Rock. ln Hen Gate No7
York Harbur. blown up VIII
250.000 pounds Of dynamite an
powder.
October IL
ttg2- floating pieces OF wood sighto'
By members of Columbus crew
al no O'Clock at night COlumbu
himself discovers n distant llEh
tuli-Charior granted the New Meth
orland8 company.
b i9I6-0on Benedict Arnold hghia he
roc battle on Lake Champlall
agalnst a superior force of Brit
ish
Prince OF wales received Il
New York. with great civic nn
military display.
October H.
lia2-Tho Egw World discovered b.
Christopher Columbus. Rodrig
90 rrinna. q sailor on tho Nina
la the nrst to see it. at o'clOc
discovered D. Waiting Islam
one Of the Bahama group;
landing is made az sunrise.
l6G2--llncons policy Of C0nduciin
the war bitterly assailod nt
great democratic meeting Z
New YORK
1871 President Grant issues a pro-
lamatlOn against the klu.klu
r. Khan in South Carolina
. 1856 Mere than $50 persons pens
Ia a gale On Texas and "a
southwest
y October ia
e lI7b-Ihe United States navy origll
b atcd by an act ui congress pr
Yiding Cor thc construction 4
two cruisers
! 1919 British batteries al Quoensiow
Canada. captured by Americana
5 New York militia refuses 2
leave the state and tho hattie
les are rCiukcn. along with
J zoe American prisoners.