The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-18

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1O99-Siege of Jerusalem begun by the
Crusaders.
1465-Henry w., King Of CASTLE. de-
posed.
14S1-Execution of consp'rators to assas-
sinate Lorenzo di Medici.
1568-Oount dEgmont snd Count Horn
beheaded at Brussels.
162S-Petition of Right passed.
1645-Christina voluntarily abdicated
throne of Sweden.
1654-Louis XIV. crowned King Of
France.
1660-Marriage of Louis XIV. with the
Infanta.
1889 Coronation of William III. and
Mary III. of England.
1742-Peace of Breslau.
1765-James Otis prop ,sel an American
Congress in Massachusetts Assembly.
1778-Richard Henry Lee offered his
famous resolution 10 the Continental
Congress declaring The colonies free
and Independent; seconded by John
Adams. .. Committee appointed by.
Continental Congress to draw up
Declaration of Independence.
17s3-First balloon ascension made with
heated air at Annoray, France.
1795-Luxemburg surrendered to the
French.
179S-Malta taken by Napoleon. E. Unit
ed Irishmen repulsad at New Ross
with great loss.
1s06-Great Britain declared war
against Prussia.
1SOS-Joseph Bonaparts made King Of
Spain.
1S11-venezuela proclaimed her indie
pendence.
1815-Germanic confederation CONSTITUTE
ed by treaty of Vienna.
ed in Greece.
1S33-Black Hawk and companions rs
leased.
1S4O-Accession Of Frederick William
Nv. Of Prussia.
1S44-Treaty for annexation of Texas
rejected by United States Senate.
1S51-vigilance commi.-ee organized In
San Francisco.
1S54-Treaty of Washington signed.
1S55-Capture Of Mamelon earthworks
at Sebastopol, by the French.
American (Know Nothing) council
met at Philadelphia.
1S57-Mutiny at Gawnpore, India.
1862 Memphis, Tenn, taken by the
Federals. u. 8. Congress recogniz-
ed independence of Hayti and Ii
IBERIA.
1S64-Gen. John G. Fremont accepted
presidential nomination and resigned
from army. Morgan, with 5000
men, commenced his daring raid
through Kentucky. -. Lee repulsed
Federals at battle of Trevillian Sta
ton, Va.
1S65-Galveston taken by the Federalst
last port to surrender.
1S66-Proclamation by President John
son against invasion Of Canada By
Fenians.
1S67-Francis Joseph OF Austria
crowned King of Hungary.
1S69-Col. Crane, U. S. A., killed BY
Col. Yorker at Jackson, Miss.
1s70-Great fire Of Constantinople.
1S71-Battle between United States
squadron under Admiral Rodgers and
the Koreans.
1S77-Business portion of Galveston,
Texas, destroyed by fire.
1s7S-Colliery explosion in Lancashire,
England; 240 persons killed.
1SS0-Mount Vesuvius railway formal
ly opened. ;. Steamboats, Narragan-
sett and Stoningttn collided In Long
Island sound; Thirty lost
1SS1-Eighteen hundred buildings burn
ed in city of Quebec.
1Ss4-Samuel J. Tilden declined nomdna-
ton for President.
1SS6-Home Rule bill defeated in Parlia-
ment.
1SSS-Great fire at Hull, Ontario; $500
rendered homeless.
1SS9-Great fire in Seattle, Wash.
1S91-Corner stone of now city hall At
st. Louis laid.
1S92-Bob Ford, murderer Of Jesse
James, shot at Creede, Colo.
1S94-U. 8. Senate passed Sugar Trust
bill. :. President Gonzales of Para
quay deposed and ban'shed. F.. .Mulal
Abdul proclaimed Sultan Of Morocco.
1S97-President visited Nashville Cen
tennial exposition.
19O5-Dissolution of union of Sweden
and Norway proclaimed by Norwe-
gian Parliament. -. Russia and
Japan agreed to a peace parley, and
the President selected Portsmouth.