Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-31

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l11-Henry II. landed in Ireland and
styled himself King of All Hibernia.
144S-Turks defeated the Hungarians at
battle of Cossovo
1520-Magellan discovered and entered
- the strait which bears his name.
1540-De Seto and his force engaged in
battle with the Mobile Indians in
Alabama.
1oS2-The Gregorian calendar introduced
1612-Champlain arrived in Canada to
take up his work as governor of the
country.
163O-First general court in America
held at Boston.
1631-Massachusetts Puritans limited
suffrage to members OF the church.
166S-Jean Talon resigned his office as
Intendant of New France
161-Hattield, Mass, repulsed an at
tack of Indians under King Philip.
90-Massachusetts invaders retired
from before Quebec without making
an attack. :. An English feet from
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1692-British government took away
William PENIS proprietary rights in
Pennsylvania.
171o-Port Royal S. c., captured by an
English fleet.
1I2o-First issue of the New York Ga
zette, first newspaper in that city.
1746-Bill introduced in the New York
Assembly to raise money for the cree
ton of Columbia college.
1775-Town of Falmouth (Portland).
Maine, burned. :. q. American troops
captured Chambly, Quebec. :. Pey-
ton Randolph, first president of the
Continental Congress, died.
11I7-Americans repulsed British attack
on Fort Mercer, Red Bank, \. j.
17S1-Lord CORVALLIS surrendered at
Yorktown, Va.
17SS-President Washington started on
a tour of the Northern States.
.1793-Marie Antoinette guillotined.
1SO0-Spain coded the territory of
Louisiana to France.
1S03-Congress assembled in extra ses-
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.
1S26-The last estate Lottery" drawing
held in England.
1S2S-The Delaware and Chesapeake
canal opened.
1S31-Arms' bill passed for the repres-
sion of crime and instruction in Ire
land.
1S34-British Parliament houses, West
minister, destroyed by fire.
1S39-Charles Edward Poulett Thomson
succeeded Sir John Colborne as gov
ernor of Canada.
lS42-First submarine telegraph in Amer
"a laid between Governors Island
and New York.
1S45-Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, French
tragedienne, born.
1S46-Nathan Clifford of Maine became
Attorney General of United States.
1S49-Chopin, the great musical COM
poser, died in Paris
52-Abd-el-Kaedir. deposed ruler of AL
giers, released from his confinement
by Louis Napoleon.
Filibusters, under Col. William
Walker sailed from San Francisco
to establish a pro-slavery colony in
lower California.
fSJ6-Seven persons killed in panic in
London while Mr.. Spurgeon was
preaching.
1S59-Col. Robert f. 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.
1S63-Gen. Grant appointed TO the COM
mand of the western armies
1S64-Gen. Sheridan turned defeat into
victory at Cedar Creek
lSb6-AuStrla evacuated LOmbardy.
1S72-Steamship Missouri burned at sea
with loss of 81 lives.
1889 -Cetewayo, king of the Zulus, sur
rendered to the British.
1SS4-Marquis of Lansdowne sworn in
as governor general of Canada.
1SS9-King Carlos Of Portugal assembled
the throne.
1S92-World's Columbian Exposition at
Chicago formally dedicated
1904-Frederick Augustus Ill, assembled
the throne of Saxony