Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

134I-Calais, France. taken by the Eng
fish after years siege.
1923 English victorious at battle of
Crevant, in France.
Institution of the Order of st.
Michael in France.
147T-JacqueS dArmagnac, Due de
Nemours, beheaded by Louis XI.
1492-Columbus embarked on his first
voyage of discovery.
149S-Columbus discovered the island
of Trinidad.
15S9-Assassination of Henry III. OF
France by Jacques Clement.
1592-Sir Walter Raleigh disgraced and
sent to the Tower.
1662-Treaty between Plymouth colony
and King Philip.
1675-Brookfeld, Mass, burned by In
dams.
16S4-Treaty of peace concluded at Al.
bany between the colonists and the
Five Nations.
1704-Duke of Marlborough victorious
over French forces at battle of Blen-
helm.
1714-Accession of the Elector of Han
over as George 1. of Great Britain.
1732-First stone laid of the Bank OF
England.
1759-Battle of Montmorenci, Canada.
1777-Lafayette made Major General by
vote of American Congress. Fort
Schuyler, at the head of the Mo-
hawk river, invested by the British.
17S0-Battle of Mohawk Valley, N. Y.
17S7-First ascent of Mont Blanc.
179S-Battle of the Nile.
Bonaparte elected First Consul for
life.
1S04-U. S. squadron under Commodore
Preble attacked Tripoli.
1S13-Plattsburgh taken by the British
without opposition.
1S14-British force repulsed in expedi-
ton against city of Buffalo.
1S15-Treaty of Paris; Napoleon de-
clared prisoner
1S19-Barrow's Straits Tediscovered by
Capt. Parry.
1S24-Bolivia became independent of
Peru.
1S30-Abdication of Charles X OF
France.
1S31-New London bridge opened y
London.
1s94-Slavery abolished in the British
colonies.
1S4s-City of Vera Cruz delivered to the
Mexicans by the United States.
1S54-Yellow fever became epidemic in
New Orleans. :. Rossini's opera,
William TELL" given first produc-
ton.
1S5S-Queen Victoria sanctioned En-
press of India.
1S61-Congress passed an act for rails
ing $500,000,000 by tax and tariff. :. .
Confederate privateer Petrol sunk by
U. S. frigate St. Lawrence.
1S62-Confederate ram Arkansas explod-
ed above Baton Rouge, La.
1S64-Fight between Confederate and
Union troops at New Greek, Nd.
1S67-House of Lords passed the reform
bill
1S71-Serious riots between Fenian sym.
pathizers and police in Phoenix Park
Dublin.
1S73-Large section of Portland, Ore,
destroyed by fire.
1S74-Gen. Clusters expedition reached
the Black Hills.
1S76-Colorado admitted as State.
18S3-Southern Exposition at Louisville
opened.
1SS4-Reception of the survivors of the
Greedy arctic expedition at Ports.
mouth, n. II. Henry NJ. Stanley,
recently returned from Africa, re-
ceived by King of Belgium.
Earthquake throughout Central
Asia.
18S7-Collapse of the wheat syndicate
in San Francisco loss 100000.
1SS9-Pilgrim monument at Plymouth,
Mass, dedicated.
1890-Kemmler executed by electricity
at Auburn, n. Y; first on record.
1S93-Corinth canal opened.
1S94-Trial of Santo Cesario for murder
of President Carnot begun at Lyons.
Iii Hung Chang Entrusted with
the Chinese war against Japan.
1S9S-Spain accepted American condi-
tions of peace. Martin Thorn ex-
ecuted at Sing Sing for murder of
William Guldensuppe.
19o3-Suit brought by State of Mime
sofa against Northern Securities
Company in United States Court dis
missed. Cardinals went into con-
clave for election Of successor to
Pope Leo XIII.
1905-Japanese captured the island Of