The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-28
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1322-Edward III. defeated the Barons
at Boroughbridge.
1369-Peter of CASTLE, defeated at Mon
tiel.
147O-Lancastrians defeated at battle of
Stamford (War of the Roses).
1471-Edward ". of England returned
from exile.
1507-C@sar Borgia, son of Pope Alex
ander VI, assassinated
bartholomew Legat burned at
Smithfield for heresy.
1e44-Charter granted Rhode Island
uniting it with Providence planta-
ton.
1660-The Long Parliament dissolved by
its own act.
1744-The French and Indian war be-
gan in Canada.
1757-Admiral John Byng of the English
navy shot for failing to do ais duty
17S0-Don Galvez, Spanish governor of
New Orleans, captured Mobile from
the English.
17S1-Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
1S02-Congress reduced the army 10 the
peace establishment of 1896.
1S04-United States land Offices estab-
lished at Kaskaskia, ILL.,, Vincennes,
Ind, and Detroit.
1S09-Gustavus Adolphus w., King of
Sweden, dethroned; succeeded by
Charles XIII.
1S20-Maine admitted to the Union
1S21-Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia alb
Dictated.
1S23+John Jervis. Earl St Vincent, one
of England's greatest admirals, died.
1S30-Yuca:an declared itself indepen-
dent. 4. Congress provided for a
boundary line between Louisiana and
Arkansas.
lS31-Parliamentary reform bill intro
duced in the British House OF Com
mons.
iS43-The city of Victoria, B. q, found
ed by Gov. Douglas.
1S44-John Y. Mason of Virginia became
Secretary Of the Navy.
1S54HEngland, France and Turkey
formed triple alliance against Russia.
1S56-Ferry boat between Philadelphia
and Camden sunk: 80 lives lost
lS57-Railway suspension bridge be-
tween Toronto and Hamilton gave
way; a lives lost.
1S5S-Orsini and Pietri guillotined for
attempted assassination of Napoleon
III.
1S61-Island No. 10 bombarded.
2-Commodore Dupont took posses
sion of Jacksonville, Fla. Gen.
Burnside attacked the Confederate
Notifications at New Berne, N. G.
1S63-Unsuccessful attempt of Farra-
CUTS feet to pass Confederate bat
teries at Port Hudson.
1Se5-Battle of Averysborough, N C.
1866 Georgia appropriated 100000 to
buy corn for the INDECENT poor of the
State.
1S71-First legislative assembly of Prov
ince of Manitoba opened.
1S75-Archbishop McCloskey of New
York created Cardinal. Gold dis
covered in Deadwood and Whitewood
gulches, South DAKOTA
lS7SHEngland declared war on the
Kaffirs in South Africa.
1S79-Duke of Connaught married to
Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia.
1SSl-Alexander III. of Russia assassin
ated.
1S84EOsman Digna's forces began their
retreat before the English army in
the Soudan. ;. System of standard
time adopted throughout America.
First through train over Mexican
Central railroad.
1SS6-Gen. Pope of United States army
retired after fifty years service.
1S91-New Orleans mob lynched eleven
Italians accused of murder of Chief
of Police Hennessy.
1894EBland coinage bill passed the Sen
ate. (. British House of Commons
adopted resolution advising abolition
of the House of Lords
1S95-Negroes killed in longshoremen
riots at New Orleans. :. Illinois SUI
preme Court declared eight-hour law
for women invalid.
1S9S-Eleven lives lost by the burning OF
the Bowery mission lodging house in
New York.
-Bloemfontein taken. =. President
Mckinley signed the Gold Standard
currency bill.
19O4-United States Supreme Court de-
cided Northern Securities Company
was illegal.
19O6-Supreme Court decided witnesses
in antitrust proceedings cannot be
excused from testifying against their
corporations