Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-09-28
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1347-Calais, France, taken by the Eng
fish after a years siege.
1423-English victorious at battle OF
Crevant, in France.
1460-Institution Of the Order OF st.
Michael in France.
1477-Jacques d'Armagnac, Due de
NemOurs, beheaded by Louis NJ.
Columbus embarked on his first
voyage of discovery.
149S-Columbus discovered the island
of Trinidad.
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.
-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 ElectoT &C 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 No
hawk river, invested by the British.
178O-Battle of Mohawk Valley, N. Y.
17S7-First ascent of Mont Blanc.
179S-Battle of the Nile.
1SO2-Bonaparte elected First Consul for
life.
1SO4-U. S. squadron under Commodore
Preble attacked Trip0ii.
1813-Pattsburgh taken by the British
without opposition.
1914-British force repulsed in expedl-
ton against city of Buffalo.
1S15-Treaty of Paris; Napoleon ds-
clared prisoner.
Capt. Parry.
1S24-Bolivia became independent of
Peru.
183O-Abdication of Charles X. of
France.
1831-New London bridge opened in
London.
1S34-Slavery abolished in the British
colonies.
1S48-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.
1S58-Queen Victoria sanctioned EN-
press of India.
: 1S61-Congress passed an act for rails
ing $5OO,O00000 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, Md.
1867-House of Lords passed the reform
bill.
1811-Serious riots between Fenian sym.
pathizers and police in Phoenix Park.
Dublin,
1873-Large section of Portland, Ore,
destroyed by fire.
1S74-Gen. Clusters expedition reached
the BLACK Hills.
1S76-Colorado admitted as a State.
1SS3-Southern Exposition at Louisville
opened.
1884 Reception of the survivors Of the
Greedy arctic expedition at Ports
mouth, N. H.. Henry NJ. Stanley,
recently returned from Africa, re-.
ceived by King of Belgium.
1S85-Bartn4uake throughout Central
Asia.
18S7-Collapse of the wheat syndicate
in San Francisco; loss $6,OOO,OOO.
1S99-Pilgrim monument at Plymouth.
Mass, dedicated.
1S90-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 intrusted with
the Chinese war against Japan.
1S9S-Spain accepted American condi-
lions of peace. Martin Thorn ex-
ecuted at Sing Sing for murder Of
William Guldensuppe.
190S-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
| Saghalin.