Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
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1435-Treaty Of .trras con2!ri'l l'' .'"t
the King OF France &ri t!"' r"> If
Burgundy. "--
15S9-IIcnry ". defeated TIE lea
at Argues.
1GOO-IIudson, the explorer. r"a he'd r4'
present site Of the cit OF .llb3n".
1GJJ-Fort Casimir. the Swedish : '"-
ment on the Dclawa"N. %irr'" '"'I
to the Dutch forces uNt! y t,'Y. : IL
vesant.
167rDuchcsneau appointed Int". ,mr
of New France.
1692-Two men and SEN w"m"" -
ecuted at Salem for VII '''cr1i'.
17O5-.Jacoues Francois Dr. i;ro":! m,
governor Of Acadia, di,:l Il, sea,
1759-Tne French SURRENDERED Qr.,"c
to the English.
1772-First dismcmbcrment of Poland.
1776-British made an unsuccessful at
tack ON the Americans on Harlem
Heights.
1777-American force under ten.
Wayne defeated by the British under
Gen. Grey. Washington and his
arm crossed the Sclluylkill, deter
mined to give baltic to Gen. liowe's
troops.
l7SS-The Oneida Indians ccded all their
lands to the State of New York
1792-France declared a republic. n
President issued a proclamation Or
dering all persons to submit to the
excise law.
1sOO-The Concordat between Bona
parte and the Pope ratified.
1sO4-The rice crop of South Carolina
completely destroyed by a great hur-
ricane.. Mr.. Dearborn, son of the
Secretary of War, left for Alsiers
with presents for the ruler of that
country.
1S14-The British ship Forth destroyed
the American brig Regent. United
States troops defeated the English In
battle at Fort Bowyer.
) 1S22-Moscs Rogers, captain of the first
steam vessel to cross the Atlantic,
died at Cheraw, S. c. Born IN Ne"
London, Conn, in $50.
1S20-Slavery abolished in Mexico.
1S33-The boundary line between New
York and New Jersey settled.
1S45-Americans defeated the Mexicans
at battle of Monterey.
1SG2-United States troops defeated the
Indians at battle Of Wood Lake.
1S63-President Lincoln suspended the
habeas corpus act.
1S64-John c.. Fremont withdrew as
candidate for President of the United
States. The Federal forces were
victorious in the battle at Opequan,
Va....A Mcclellan meeting in the
Lindell hotel, st. Louis. broken up by
a party of Union soldiers.
iS6S-Outbreak of the Spanish revolu-
ton Lieut.. Beecher and DR..
Moore killed in battle with Indians
near the Republican river.
1S71-Lincoln's body was removed to it's
final resting place at Springfield, III.
1SS1-Rody Of, President Garfield lay in
state in the capitol at Washington.
1SS2-Arabi Pasha, the leader of the
military insurrection in Egypt. sur
rendered after his defeat at Tc1-el-
Kebir.
1SS4-A party of several hundred Cana
dian boatmen left Quebec to take part
in the Nile eXpedltlOn Tor the feleI
of Gen. Gordon. . Earthquake shocks
were felt in Michigan, Ohio and In
diana .' .'t
1Ss7-The centenary of the constitution
of the United States was celebrated
in Philadelphia.
1S93-The Earl of Aberdeen assumed
Office as governor general of Canada.
1S97-Five men accused of burglary
lynGhed at Versailles, Ind.
1S9e-Statue of Samuel de ChamplaiE
unveiled at Quebec by Lord Aberdeen.
19OO-Much destruction caused by
heavy rains in Texas.
19O1-The Duke and Duchess of Corn
wall and York welcomed in Montreal.
The funeral of President McKin-
lev was held at Canton, Ohio.
19O2-Marie Henrictte. Queen of the Bel
gians, died. aged 66 years.
19O6-Fatal race riots in Atlanta, Ca.
Rock Island train plunged into the
Cimarron river in Oklahoma and 4
number of lives were ost.-..S ecre-
tary of War Taft and Acting Sec
rotary of State Bacon left Washing
ton for Cuba.
l9O7-Explosion on a japanese battle
ship killed thirty-four officers and
The new treaty between
France and Canada was signed at
Paris.