The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-22

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1191-Richard l. defeated the Saracens
at Arsouf.
1207-Wallace defeated the English at
Cambuskenneth.
6-Mohammed II. repulsed at Bel
grade
1522-Circumnavigation of the globe
completed by the return Of Magel-
lan's ship to Spain.
1544-va Valparaiso, Chill, founded by
Pedro de Valdivia.
1547-English defeated the Scots at
Pinkie.
1565-French sailed from Port Royal,
s. O., against Menendez at st.
Augustine, Fla. Founding of st.
Augustine, Fla.
15S4-Sir Humphrey Gilbert lost at sea.
160S--Capt. John Smith elected presi-
dent of Virginia colony.
1909 Henry Hudson arrived in New
York bay.
-Gustavus defeated Tilly at Leip-
sic.
1650-Cromwell defeated the Scots at
Dunbar.
16S3-Jean Baptiste Colbert, celebrated
Minister of Louis XIV. of France,
died.
1751-New style of calendar adopted in
Great Britain.
1755-Exile of Acadians from Nova
Scotia announced.
1760-Montreal capitulated to the Brit
ish.
1763-Detroit relieved from siege by
Indians.
176S-Cyclone at Havana destroyed one
thousand lives.
1776--American colonies first called the
United States" by Congress.
17S1-L Lafayette prevented the retreat
of CORVALLIS into North Carolina
80. New London, Conn, burned by
British.
1795-First newspaper exclusively for
commercial topics issued at Boston.
1S00-Malta ceded to the British.
1S04-United States ship Intrepid"
blown up in Tripoli harbor.
fS07-Copenhagen surrendered to ADJ
miral Gambler and Lord Cathcart.
1S12-F'rench defeated the Russians at
battle of Borodino.
1S1S-James j.. Wallack made his first
appearance an the American stage.
1S2S-Earl of Dalhousie finished his
term of Office as governor general OF
Canada.
1S35--John G. Carlisle, ex-Secretary OF
the Treasury, born.
| 1888 Ferdinand l. of Austria crowned
at Milan.
1S41-President Tyler vetoed the fiscal
bank bill.
/ Secretary of the Navy. Elias Howe
invented his sewing machine.
1850 House of Representatives passed
the fugitive slave bill. :. New Mex
leo and Utah territories organized.
1S52-Brevet Col. Robert Il. Lee made
superintendent OF the West Point
Military academy
195S-Gold found in Tangler river, Nova
Scotia.
1S60-Union force under Grant occupied
Paducah, Ky.
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Church of England met at Montreal.
1S62-Gen. Lee crossed the Potomac and
invaded Maryland.
President johnson issued his sec
ond amnesty proclamation.
1870-French repuglic declared and
fight of the Empress Eugene.
1873-Great Britain paid the indemnity
awarded In the Alabama claims.
1S74-Colorado for the first time went
Democratic.
1S76-Fire at st. Hyacinthe, Quebec,
destroyed five hundred houses.
1S79-Massacre of British residents at
Canul.
-Parisians demanded that the gov
ernment declare war on China.
1SS8--Apaches under Chief Geronimo
surrendered to Gen. Miles in Arizona.
1S91--The new Chilean government
recognized by the United States. -.
Tennessee Legislature refused to
abolish the convict lease system. :.
Centenary Of Meyerbeer celebrated
at Berlin -. German government re-
, moved the prohibition of the impor.
tation of American pork.
1S03--President Cleveland opened the
an-American Medical Congress in
Washington.
1894-Twelye thousand taiors struck In
New York City against the task-work
system.
1895-Attempt made to blow up the
Rothschild bank In Paris.
| 18o9-Unlted States commissioners ap-
pointed to negotiate treaty of peace
with Spain. New Westminster, b.
g.. nearly destroyed by fire.
. 1o01-President Mckinley shot at the
Buffalo exposition.