Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-01

1546-Martin Luther preached his fare.
we'll sermon at Wittenberg.
1547-Earl of Surrey beheaded.
15S3-Attempt of the Duke of Anjou to
seize Antwerp.
15SS-Miles Coverdale, translator of the
Bible, died.
16O9-Joseph Scaliger, founder of chro-
nology, died.
1645-Archbishop Lauo Deheaded.
1657-Attempted assassination of Crom-
well.
17O6-Benjamin Franklin born.
1719-France declared war against
Spain.
1720-Famous South Sea Bubble in
augurated.
1746-Batle of Falkirk.
1765-Stamp act passed by the British
Parliament.
1776-"No Stamp" flag raised at Ports
mouth, N. II.
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179S-Connecticut ratified constitution of
of the United States.
17S9-Charles ". declared king of Spain.
1790-Lafayette supported abolition of
titles and surrendered his own.
1791-Vermont adopted constitution of
the United States. Thirteenth and
last State.
1793-First balloon ascension in United
States made at Philadelphia.
1796-Remains of Columbus removed
from st. Domingo to Havana.
19O4-Dr. Jenner first declared vacci-
nation would prevent smallpox.
1S05-Tailors of New York City met and
organized first trades union in
1SO6-Cape of Good Hope taken by the
English.
1S09-American Congress passed laws
enforcing the embargo.
1S10-DiOcesan court annulled marriage
of Bonaparte and the Empress Jo-
sephine.
1S13-Defeat of Gen. Winchester at the
River Raisin.
1S15-Battle of New Orleans. >. King Of
Spain issued edict against Free Ma
sorry.
lS26-Peru evacuated by the Spaniards.
1S29-Revolt against Spain by Society
of the Black Eagle" in Cuba.
1S3O-President' message reached New
Orleans from Washington in four and
one-half days, breaking previous
speed records.
lS36-Treaty of peace and commerce
signed by United States and Venez-
uela.
1S3S-Coldest day in century.
1S4O-Penny postage in Great Britain
went into operation.
lS4S-Thirty killed in explosion of the
steamboat Blue Ridge on the Ohio
river.
1S5O-First ship placed in United States
drydock at Brooklyn navy yard.
1S54-Ship Tayleuere lost on Irish coast;
80 persisted.
1S54-Two railroad bridges at Erie, Pa,
destroyed by a mob of women.
1So0-Great parade OF the unemployed
in New York City.
1S6O-Eighty persons killed in the col
lapse of the Pemberton mills, Law
renee, Mass.
1S61-Battle of Bull Run. -. Georgia
adopted ordinance of secession.
1S63-Gen. Fitz John Porter cashiered
and dismissed from service of United
States.
1S67-Indians troublesome and 5000 q.
s. troops ordered to the plains.
187O-U. S. steamer Oneida lost. Yoko-
hama; 12O persisted.
1S71-King William of Prussia pro-
claimed Emperor of Germany. {. . .Fe.
MAN exiles arrive in New York.
1873-Napoleon III. died.
1S74Siamese twins died in Surrey
county, North Carolina.
1SS1-Egyptian obelisk is set in it's per-
manent position in Central Park,
New York.
neutrality-suspicious. steamer sunk
in North Sea; 353 lives lost.
1S84-New State capitol building of
Iowa dedicated at Des Moines. :.
Ninety-seven lives lost in wreck Of
steamer Columbus off Martha's Vine
yard.
lives lost in burning of
insane hospital at kankakee, Ill. 90.
Avalanche in Piedmont; seventy lives
lost.
ISS6-Thirty-si men buried in mine ex-
plosion near Wheeling. w. Va.....
Damaging storm on the Pacific coast
%. Many lives lost in great blizzard
which swept the West.
1SS7-Henry NJ. Stanley started from
London for relief of Emin Bey in
Africa. :. :. +. British ship Kapunda
sunk off the coast of Brazil; 300
persisted.
18S9-Jail attacked by mob, Graham,
Texas; six men killed. Tariff bill
passed U. s. Senate; vote, 80 to 80
-. Grand Opera House, st. Paul,
burned.