The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-06-14
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1431-Joan of Arc burned as a hereto
in Rome.
1453-Fall of the Eastern Empire.
1492-Granada surrendered; end of do
minion of Moors in Spain.
149S-Columbus sailed on his third voy-
age to America.
1521-Siege of Mexico begun by Cortez.
1536--John of Leyden tortured and put
to death.
1539-De Soto landed on the west coast
of Florida.
154G-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.
1609-Sir Thomas Gates and party of
colonists sailed from England for
Virginia.
1eG0-Charles III. made his entry into
London. j.. Execution of Mary Dyer,
Quakeress, on Boston Common.
1672-Union between colonies of Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut and Plymouth.
1754-Thousands killed IN earthquake at
Cairo, Egypt.
1763-Indian massacre at Fort .Macki-
nav, Mich.
1779-stony Point evacuated by the
Americans.
1790-Copyright law passed by Ameri-
can Congress. Rhode Island adopt
ed the federal constitution. :. Inde-
pendence declared by Belgian prov
inces.
1792-Kentucky admitted to the Union.
1793-Democratic society formed in
Philadelphia. -.
1794ELord Howe defeated and almost
destroyed the French feet.
1T96-Tennessee admitted to the Union
-. .Bonaparte dissolved the Great
Council and took possession of Ven
1SO1-Embargo of Great Britain re-
moved.
1S02-Charles Emanuel Nv. OF Sardinia
abdicated in favor cf his brother
Victor Emmanuel.
lS04-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.
1S32-James Macintosh, English states.
man, died.
1S33-Louis Mclean of Delaware ap.
pointed Secretary of State.
1S4O-Canton ransomed from the British
for $6,OO0,000. s.
1S4S-Wisconsin admitted as a State.
1S54-Kansas and Nebraska territories
formed
1S5S-Donati's comet first observed by
DR.. 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. +. i. .Beaure-
gard evacuated Corinth, Miss.
lS64-Grant repulsed by Lee at battle
of Cold Harbor, Va. Macmillan
arrived at Vera Cruz, Mexico.
1S65--Proclamation of President John
son stating conditions of amnesty.
Gems. Kirby Smith and Magruder
formally surrendered their forces at
Galveston.
1S7O-Ciyil rights bill approved.
lS75-Steamship yicksburg sunk by an
iceberg off Cape Race; 6J lives lost
-. Paul Boynton foated across the
British channel.
1STS-German naval vessel Grosser
Kurfuerst sunk in English channel;
300 lost. Wreck of the steamer Idaho
on the coast of Ireland.
1S79-Prince Louis Napoleon killed by
Zulus in Africa.
1888 Ten persons killed in panic on
Brooklyn bridge.
SS5-World's Exposition at New Or
leans closed.
1SS6-Hon. Grover Cleveland married to
Miss Frances Folsom.
SS7-Earthquake shock In City of
Mexico. Island of Cyprus csded TO
England