The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01

July r.
 1Te-Debate begins in Congress, sitting in Philadelphia, on the resolution of in dependence.
 1SO6-Coal is first mined in the United States. at Mauch Chunk Pa.
 1s2f-Spadn agrees to sell Florida to the United States.
 1s61-Steel guns first manufactured at Trenton, N. J.
 1Ss3-Battle of Gettysburg begins.
 1S64-The Confederate general, Early. starts his campaign against Washington
 1s9S-Battle of Bl Caney (war with Spain).
 July g.
 154s-De Soto starts on his voyage down the Mississippi.
 1776-Resolution of Independence adopt ed by the Continental Congress.
 17Ss-An order in council of the British government forbids American ships to en- gage in the West Indian trade.
 1s07-President Jefferson, by proclama- tion forbids all intercourse with British ships of war and orders all that are III American waters to withdraw.
 1S12-Capt. David Porter of the U. s. S. Essex. sails on a cruise against the Brit ish. (Beginning of the war of 1S12)
 1s33LFirst public exhibition of reaping machines in Hamilton county, New York. 1Ss2-General Mcclellan abandons the ad- vance on Richmond and retreats down the James.
 1se4Congress charters the Northern Pacific Railroad company.
 1SS1-President Garfield shot in the Bal timore and Potomac railroad station. at Washington, by Charles Guiteau
 1S9O-House of Representatives passes that Lodge force bill"
 1S9S-Battle of San Juan Tiill. July B.
 161S Champlain returns from France to New France and lays the foundations for Quebec.
 1775-General Washington at Cambridge, assumes command of the continental army, consisting of 14,5OO men,
 1811-The government resolves to occupy West Florida, against the remonstrances of Great Britain.
 1S14-Fort Erie surrendered by 'he BTU jsh without a struggle.
 1S15-Commercial treaty between the uni tod States and England, signed at Lon don.
 finally passes Congress.
 1s39-Ffrst normal school dn America opened at Lexington, Mass.
 1s44-Treaty concluded with China per ,,ittInp trade and residence in certain
 1S4G-Boston and Buffalo connected by telegraph.
 1s56-House of Representatives votes to receive Kansas into the union with a free soil constitution.
 1sG3-General Lee retires from the bloody field of Gettysburg.
 1sG4-Shermans troops occupy Kenesaw mountain.
 tsas-Admiral Cervera's fleet destroyed off Santiago
 July A.
 1G4s-Massacre of Huron converts to Christianity by Mohawks in Michigan.
 1G7s-Reform legislation completed by yfrginias new assembly. and event Is hailed as first successful revolution in America.
 bv the French at Fort Necessity in southwestern Pennsylvania. 1754-Beniamin Franklin lays before Congress at Albany plan for federal constitution, intended to provide by un- ion for common defense against French encroachments It Is adopted. but later rejected by some of the colonies and England
 177s-At o'clock in the afternoon. the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Continental Congress.
 177s-Three hundred aged people and children massacred by Indians in the wyoming valley.
 17S1-Willlamsburg (va~) evacuated by Cornwallis
 17s9-Presldent Washington approves the first tariff act Its duties averaged about s1a per cent.
 1s1s-Construction of the Erie canal be- gun.
 1S26-Death of John Adams. aged n. and Thomas Jefferson. aged B on the nftieth anniversary of American Independence. 1s2s-Corner-stone of Baltimore and Ohio railroad laid with ceremony at Bal tinore.
 1894 Meeting of anti-slavery society