Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-12
SEVEN DAYS in AMERICAN HISTORY

1s1s-Constructio Of the Erie canal
begun.
1826-Death Of John Adams. aged
ninety-one, and Thomas Jeffer-
son. aged eighty-three, on the
flftieth anniversary Of Ameri.
can independence.
1828-Corner-s Of Baltimore and
Ohio railroad laid with cere-
mony at Baltimore.
1s34-Meeting Of anti-slavery society
broken up by mob in New
York. Abolition riots follow.
1845-A ratification convention OF
citizens votes to annex Texas
to the United States.
1S46-Capt. John G. Fremont de-
clares independence Of Cali
fornia, after defeating SUI
perior force Of Mexicans.
184s-Corner-stone OF Washington
Monument laid by President
Polk.
1s4s-Peace with Mexico proclaimed.
1S56-Kansas legislature, assembled
at Topeka, dispersed by Uni
ted States troops.
1S61-Thirty-sevent congress con-
venes, and President Lincoln
sends message outlining the
policy he proposes pursuing to-
ward the seeded states; asks
for $400,0oO,Oo0 and 100000
men.
1S6S-General Pemberton surrenders
Vicksburg to Gen Grant.
1863-Ex-President Franklin Pierce
makes his famous anti-war
speech at Concord, N. H.
1366-Disastrous fire in Portland,
Me.
186s-President Johnson proclaims
general amnesty to ex-Confed-
crates.
1sS5-The supreme court, having de-
cided the Edmunds anti-poly-
gamy act constitutional, Nor
mons at Salt Lake City placed
the United States flag at half
mast
July g.
1742-spanish feet Of fifty-one YES
sells. with 5000 men, attempts
the invasion of Georgia.
175S-Abercrombie and Lord Howe
embark on Lake George
d6dluSI lCOuuSlOSd dnu
Crown Point with a force Of
10000 men.
1776-New Haven plundered and pl-
LACED by the British.
1777-Americans abandon Fort tt
conderoga.
1779-New Haven captured by Gov.
Tyron, of New York, with a
force of Hessians and Tories.
1814-Americans victorious over
British at battle of Chippewa,
(War of 1929
July g.
163O-Fourteen vessels arrive with
1900 colonists for Boston
Bay. These colonists founded
WATERFOWL, Dorchester, and
Roxbury.
1758-French ambuscade British ad-
vance near Ticonderoga; Lord
Howe killed.
1775-Continental congress issues a
manifesto, justifying its resist
ance to England.
1721-French army joins Gen. Wash
ington on the Hudson.
17S1-Gen. Wayne attacks Cornwall.
lis and retires in good order.
1755-Congress establishes the
standard of the American dol
lar.
1S34-Boston and Worcester railroad
opened.
discharge portion of PASSPORT, Me.
burned.
l845-President requested to occupy
the ports of Texas and to send
an army for its protection.
1S68-Democrats nominate Horatic
Seymour for President.
1892-Rioting begins in great Home
stead steel strike
July p
1520-On the plains of Otumba, Cor
tez decides the fate of Mexico
by defeating the native army
1640-Providence Or. ~ has a gov
eminent formed by forty citi
zens after their own model.
1755-Gen. Braddock defeated neal
Fort Duquesne by French anG
Indians
1777-Burgoyne defeats American.
under st. Clair at Hubbardton
1798-Washington appointed lieuten
ant-general Of the armies o
the United States. French
treaties annulled by congress
Enthusiastic preparation To-
war with France.
1844-F1ve thousand troops called
out to suppress race riots il
Philadelphia.
1S65-Payne, Herrold, Atzerdot, ant
Mrs. Surratt hanged in Wash
ington for COMPLETELY in tn,
murder Of President Lincoln