Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-21

1099-Siege of Terusaiem begun by the
Crusaders.
1465-Henry ", King of CASTLE, de-
posed.
14S1-Execution of conspirators to assas-
sinate Lorenzo di Medici.
156S-Count d'Egmont end Count Horn
beheaded at Brussels.
162S-Petition of Right passed.
1645-Christina voluntarily abdicated
throne of Sweden.
1654-Louis XIV. crowned King of
1660-Marriage of Louis XIV. with the
Infanta.
Coronation of William III. and
Mary II. of England.
1742-Peace of Breslau.
1765-James Otis proposed an American
Congress in Massachusetts Assembly.
1776-Richard Henry Lee offered his
famous resolution in 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 Annonay, France.
Notwithstanding surrendered to the
French.
179S-Malta taken by Napoleon. -. Unit
ed Irishmen repulsad at New Ross
with great loss.
against Prussia.
1S0S-Joseph Bonaparte made King of
Spain.
1S11-venezuela proclaimed her indie
pendence.
1S15-Germanic confederation constitut-
ed by treaty of Vienna.
1S21-Provisiona government establish
ed in Greece.
1S3333-Black Hawk and companions re-
leased.
1S40-Accession of Frederick William
~ of Prussia.
1S444-Treaty for annexation of Texas
rejected by United States Senate.
1S51-Vigilance committee organized in
San Francisco.
1854 Treaty of Washington signed.
1S55-Capture of MameIon 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. S. 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 repulseG
Federals at battle of Trevilhan Sta
ton, Va.
1S65-Galveston taken by the Federals
last port to surrender.
APPROXIMATION 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. Yerker at jackson, Miss.
1S70-Great fire of Constantinople.
1S71-Battle between United States
squadron under Admiral Rodgers ant
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. &. d. Steamboats, Narragan
sett and Stonington collided in Lon:
! Island sound thirty lost.
1SS1-Eighteen hundred buildings burn
ed in city of Quebec.
1884 Samuel J. Tilden declined nomina
ton for President.
1SS6-Home Rule bill defeated in Parlia
ment.
| 1SSS-Great fire at Hull, Ontario; 2,50(
rendered homeless.
1SS9-Great fire in Seattle, Wash.
1S91-Corner stone of new city hall al
ST. Louis laid.
1s92-Bob Ford, murderer of JESSE
James, shot at Creede, Colo.
1S94-U. S. Senate passed Sugar Trust
bill. President Gonzale: of Para
quay deposed and ban;shed. =. .Mula
Abdul proclaimed Sultan of Morocco
1S97-President visited Nashville Cen
tennial exposition.
1905-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
n. H, as the place of meeting.