The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-03-09

| 1SOO~T ALA6lIoH dAAoACAs "
which Knights of Shires, citizens and
burgesses were summoned.
1534-Lima, Peru, founded by Pizarro.
154e-Martin Luther preached his fare
well sermon at Wittenberg.
1547--Earl of Surrey beheaded.
15S3-Attempt of the Duke of Anjou to
! seize Antwerp.
15SS-Miles Coverdale, translator of the
| Bible, died.
16O9-Joseph Scaliger, founder Of chro-
nology, died.
1645-Archbishop Lauu Deheaded.
1657-Attempted assassination Of Crom-
we'll.
17O8-Benjamin Franklin born.
1719-France declared war against
Spain.
1720-Famous South Sea Bubble In.
augurated.
1746-Batle of Falkirk.
1765-Stamp act passed by the British
| Parliament.
177e-"No Stamp" flag raised at Ports
mouth, N. II.
1777-Battle of Kingsbridge, N. Y.
1888 Connecticut ratified constitution Of
of the United States.
1789-Charles Nv. declared king Of Spain.
1700-Lafayette supported abolition OF
| titles and surrendered his own.
1791-Vermont adopted constitution Of
| the United States. Thirteenth and
| last State.
1793-First balloon ascension in United
| States made at Philadelphia.
1796-Remains of Columbus removed
| from st. Domingo to Havana.
10O4-Dr. Jenner first declared vacci.
| nation would prevent smallpox.
1SO5-Tailors Of New York City met and
| organized first trades union in
| America.
1905 Cape of Good Hope taken by tn.
| English.
1SO9-American Congress passed laws
| enforcing the embargo.
181O-Diocesan court annulled marriage
| of Bonaparte and the Empress Jc-
sephine.
1813-Defeat of Gen. Winchester at the
| River Raisin.
l815-Battle of New Orleans. King Of
| Spain issued edict against Free Ma
| sonry.
lS26-Peru evacuated by the Spaniards.
1829-Revolt against Spain by Society
of the Black Eagle" in Cuba.
lS3O-President's message reached New
Orleans from Washington in four and
one-half days, breaking previous
| speed records.
1S36-Treaty Of peace and commerce
signed by United States and Venez-
| uela.
18SS-Coldest day In a century.
184O-Penny postage in Great Britain
| went into operation.
1S48-Thirty killed In explosion of the
| steamboat Blue Ridge on the Ohio
| river.
ls50-First ship placed in United States
drydock at Brooklyn navy yard.
lS54-Ship Tayleuere lost on Irish coast {:
$40 persisted.
1854-Two railroad bridges at Erie, Pa,
i destroyed by a mob of women.
l855-Great parade of the unemployed
in New York City.
l06O-Eighty persons killed in the col
lapse of the Pemberton mills, Law
renee, Mass.
1861-Battle of Bull Run. {. i. J.. Georgia
adopted ordinance of secession.
and dismissed from service of United
| States.
1867-Indians troublesome and 5000 q.
s. troops ordered to the plains.
1S7O-U. S. steamer Oneida lost. Yoke
hama; 12O persisted.
1S71-King William of Prussia pro
claimed Emperor of Germany. {. j.. Fe.
| MAN exiles arrive in New York.
1S73-Napoleon III. died.
1S74-Siamese twins died in Surrey
county, North Carolina.
18S1-Egyptian obelisk is set in It's per
manent position in Central Park,
New York.
| lSSS-f1dmDurS-A american steamer SUNK
in North Sea 1853 lives lost.
1SS4-New State capitol building OF
Iowa dedicated at Des Moines. 4. -. .
Ninety-seven lives lost in wreck Of
steamer Columbus off Martha's Vine
| yard.
1SS5-Seventeen lives lost in burning Of
insane hospital at Kankakee, Ill . .
Avalanche in Piedmont; seventy lives
| lost.
-Thirty-six men buried in mine ex-
plosion near Wheeling, w. Va.....
i Damaging storm on the Pacific coast
i %. Many lives lost in great blizzard
which swept the West.
1Ss7-Henry NJ. Stanley started from
London for relief of Emin Bey in
Africa. British ship Kapunda
sunk of the coast of Brazil; 800
persisted.
1SS9-Jail attacked by mob, Graham,
Texas; six men killed. Tariff bill
! passed U. S. Senate; vote, 80 to 80
Grand Opera House, st. Paul,
burned.