Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-14

1416-Jerome of Prague burnt at Con-
stance.
1431-Joan of Arc burner as a hereto
in Rome
1453-Fall of the Eastern Empire.
1492-Granada surrendered: end of do
mlnlon of Moors in Spain.
149S-Columbus sailed on his third voy-
age to America.
1521-Siege of Mexico begun by Cortex
1536-John of Leyden tortured and put
to death.
1539-De Soto landed on the west cast
of Florida.
1546-Cardinal Beaton assassinated at
st. Andrews.
1561-St. Paul's church, London, burned.
1572-Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, exc
cuted.
15S1-James Douglas. Earl of Morton,
beheaded at Edinburgh.
15ss-The Spanish Armada sailed from
Lisbon.
colonists sailed from England for
Virginia.
1660-Charles II. made his entry into
London. Execution of Mary Dyer,
Quakeress, on Boston Common.
1672-Union between colonies of Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut and Plymouth.
1154-Thousands killed IN earthquake at
Cairo, Egypt.
1763-Indian massacre at Fort Macki-
nav, Mich.
1779-Stony Point evacuated by tho
Americans.
1190-Copyright law passed by Ameri-
can Congress. . Rhode Island adopt
ed the federal constitution indie
pendence declared by Belgian prov
inces.
1192-Kentucky admitted to the Union.
1193-Democratic society formed in
Philadelphia.
1794-Lord Howe defeated and almost
destroyed the French feet.
1796-Tennessee admitted to the Union
-. .Bonaparte dissolved the Great
Council and took possession of Ven
ice
1SO1-Embargo of Great Britain re-
moved.
1S02-Charles Emanuel ". Of Sardinia
abdicated in favor of his brother,
Victor Emmanuel.
iS04-Jefferson issued proclamation erect
ing district of Mobile
1S95-Treaty of peace between United
States and Tripoli.
1S13-Battle between Shannon and
Chesapeake off Massachusetts bay.
1S14-Peace between Great Britain and
France proclaimed in London.
1S19-First lodge of Odd Fellows in
United States organized at Balti-
more.
1882 James Macintosh, English states
man, died.
1S33-Louis Mclean of Delaware ap-
pointed Secretary of State.
1S40-Canton ransomed from the British
for $6,000,000.
1S4S-W .sconsin admitted as State.
1S54--Kansas AMI Nebraska territories
formed.
DIR. Donati, Florence.
1S61-U. S. mail service discontinued in
seeding States.
1S62-Fort Pillow, Tenn, evacuated by
Gen. Beauregard. Battle of Seven
Pines and Fair Oaks, Va. . Beaure-
gard evacuated Corinth, Miss
1S64-Grant repulsed by Lee at battle
of Cold HarbOr, Va. Macmillan
arrived at Vera Cruz, Mexico.
of President John
son stating conditions of amnesty.
Gems. Kirby Smith and Magruder
formally surrendered their forces at
Galveston.
1S7O-Civil rights bill approved.
lS75-Steamship Vicksburg sunk by an
iceberg off Cape Race 60 lives lost
-. Paul Boynton foated across the
British channel.
1S7S-German naval vessel Grosser
Kurfuerst sunk in English channel;
300 lost. Wreck of the steamer Idaho
on the coast of Ireland
Louis Napoleon killed By
Zulus in Africa.
1SS3-Ten persons killed in panic on
Brooklyn bridge.
1S85-World's Exposition at New Or
leans closed.
lS8G-Hon. Grover Cleveland married to
Miss Frances Folsom.
1887 Earthquake shock in City Of
Mexico. -. Island of Cyprus coded to
England
lSS9-Forty lives lost in floods at Pc
tersbu,'g, Va, and Washington, d.
c.. .Johnstown food; $500 lives
lost.
"High-Water Mark" monu-
ment at Gettysburg dedicated.
lS93-Trial of DIR. Briggs for heresy BY
Presbyterian general assembly,.
Body of Jefferson Davis placed il
HOlyrood cemetery, Richmond.
lS94-Field Columbian Museum at Chi
cago dedicated
l895-Eugene V. Debs, leader of the
Chicago railway strike, sentenced to
six months Imprisonment
RoOsevelt's peace offer
to Russia and Japan. Lewis and
Clark exposition opened in Portland.
Oregon.
The Growth of pafarn.I;.u.