Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-05
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1171-Henry H. landed in Ireland and
styled himself King of All Hibernia
144S-Turks defeated the Hungarians al
battle of Cossoyo.
1520-Magellan discovered and entered
the strait which bears his name.
154O-De Soto and his force engaged in
battle with the Mobile Indians in
Alabama.
15S2-Ihe Gregorian calendar introduced
1872 Chalnplain arrived in Canada to
take up his work as governor of the
country.
1630-First general court in America
held at Boston.
Massachusetts, Puritans limited
suffrage to members of the church.
166S-Jean Talon resigned his Office as
Intendant of New France.
1675-Hatfeld, Mass, repulsed an at
tack of Indians under King Philip.
Massachusetts invaders retired
from before Quebec without making
an attack. 4. An English feet from
Massachusetts, attacked Quebec.
1692-British government took away
William PENIS proprietary rights in
Pennsylvania.
1710-Port Royal, S. c., captured by an
English fleet.
1T25-First issue of the New York Ga
zette, first newspaper in that city.
1T46-Bill introduced in the New York
Assembly to raise money for the cree
ton of Columbia college.
1775-Town of Falmouth (Portland)
Maine, burned. American troops
captured Chambly, Quebec. !. /. . Pey-
ten Randolph, first president of the
Continental Congress, died.
1777-Americans repulsed British attack
on Fort Mercer, Red Bank, n. j.
17S1-Lord CORVALLIS surrendered at
Yorktown, Va.
7SS-President Washington started on
a tour of the Northern States.
1793-Marie Antoinette guillotined
1900 Spain coded the territory of
Louisiana to France.
1903 Congress assembled in extra SEES
sion to act on the Louisiana Purchase
treaty.
1S05-Horatio Lord Nelson killed at the
battle of Trafalgar.
1S12-American sloop Wasp defeated the
British brig Frolic off the coast of
Virginia.
1S13-Napoleon defeated at the battle
of Leipsic.
1S2G-The last Estate Lottery" drawing
held in England.
1S2S-The Delaware and Chesapeake
canal opened.
1931-Arms' bin passed for the repres-
s;on CT crime and instruction in Ire
land.
1S34-British Parliament houses, West
minister, destroyed by fire.
1S39-Char!es Edward Poulett Thomson
succeeded Sir John Colborne as gov
ernor of Canada.
1S42-First submarine telegraph in Amer
lea laid between Governors Island
and New York.
lSf0-Ame. Saran bernnarut, trencn
tragedenne, born.
1S46-Nathan Clifford of Maine becaUe
Attorney General of United States
1S49-Chopin, the great musical COM
poser, died in Paris
Abd-el- Kaedir, deposed ruler of Al
giers. released from his confinement
by Louis Napoleon.
1853 Filibusters, under Col. William
Walker, sailed from San Francisco
to establish a pro-slavery colony in
lower California.
1S56-Seven persons killed in panic in
London while Mr.. Sturgeon was
preaching.
1S59-Col Robert E. Lee captured John
Brown and his men at Harper's
Ferry.
1S61-Col Baker, friend of Lincoln, kill
ed at battle of Balls Bluff STRAIT
ford-on-Avon purchased the birth
place of Shakespeare.
lS63-Gen. Grant appointed to the COM
mand of the western armies.
1S64-Gen. Sheridan turned defeat into
victory at Cedar Greek.
1S66-Austria evacuated Lombardy.
1872 Steamship Missouri burned at sea
with loss of 81 lives.
1888 -Cetewayo, king of the Zulus, sur
rendered TO the British.
1SSHMarquis of Lansdowne sworn in
as governor general of Canada.
1SS9-King Carlos of Portugal assembled
the throne.
1892 Worlds Columbian Exposition at
Chicago formally dedicated.
1904 Frederick Augustus Ill, assembled
the throne of Saxony.