Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-19
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1191-Richard l. defeated the Saracens
at Arsouf.
120l-Wallace defeated the English at
Cambuskenneth.
1456-Mohammed II. repulsed at Bel
grade.
Observation-Disclosures of the globe
completed by the return of Magel-
lan's ship to Spain.
1544-Valparaiso, Chill, founded by
Pedro de Valdivia.
1547-English defeated the Scots at
Pinkie.
1565-French sailed from Port Royal,
S. c., 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.
1609-Henry Hudson arrived in New
York bay.
16a1-Gustavus defeated Tilly at Leip-
sic.
165O-Cromwel 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.
17G0-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-Lafayette prevented the retreat
of CORVALLIS into North Carolina
....New London, Conn, burned by
British.
1I95-First newspaper exclusively for
commercial topics issued at Boston.
1SOO-Malta coded to the British.
1SO4-United States ship Intrepid"
blown up in Tripoli harbor
1S07-Copenhagen surrendered to ADJ
lilld4 pdLuDIcI anu LOI u SdtuCdll.
1S12-French defeated the Russians at
battle of Borodino.
1S1S-James J. Wallack made his first
appearance an the American stage.
1S2S-Earl of Dalhouse finished his
term of Office as governor general OF
Canada.
1S35-John G. Carlisle, ex-Secretary of
the Treasury, born.
1S3S-Ferdinand l. of Austria crowned
at Milan.
1S41-President Tyler vetoed the fiscal
bank bill.
1S46-John Y. Mason of Virginia became
Secretary of the Navy. Elias Howe
invented his sewing machine
1S50-House of Representatives passed
the fugitive slave bill. New Mex
leo and Utah territories organized.
1S52-Brevet Col Robert e. Lee made
superintendent of the West Point
Military academy.
1S5S-Gold found in Tangier river, Nova
Scotia.
1S60-Union force under Grant occupied
Paducah, Ky.
1S61-First provincial synod of the
Church of England met at Montreal.
1S62-Gen. Lee crossed the Potomac and
invaded Maryland.
1865 President johnson issued his sec
ond amnesty proclamation.
1S7O-Frencb repuglic declared and
fight of the Empress Eugene.
1S73-Great Britain paid the indemnity
awarded in the Alabama claims.
1S74-Colorado for the first time went
Democratic
1976-Fire at st. Hyacinthe, Quebec,
destroyed five hundred houses.
1S79-Massacre of British residents at
Canul.
1SS4-Parisians demanded that the gov
eminent declare war on China.
1SS6-Apaches under Chisf 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.
1S93-President Cleveland opened the
Pan-American Medical Congress in
Washington.
1S94-Tweve thousand tailors struck in
New York City against the task-work
system.
1S95-Attempt made to blow up the
Rothschild bank in Paris
1S9S-United States commissioners APP
pointed to negotiate a treaty of peace
with Spain. New Westminster, B.
c.. nearly destroyed by fire.
19O1-President Mckinley shot at the
Buffalo exposition.