Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-26
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l492-Fincent' Yanes Pinzon sailed from
Palos for America. with four cara
walls, and was the first Spaniard to
cross the equinoctial line.
Io24-t'rancisco Pizarro sailed from
Panama for the conquest of Peru.
1620-The "Mayfower' cast anchor in
Provincetown harbor, Cape Cod
1134-Zenger. editor of New York
weekly journal, was imprisoned for
defending government by the people.
1ioo-Two hundred Scotchmen from
Nova Scotia Were banished from Bos-
ton.
1174-Louis XVI. re-established the
French Parliament.
1TI-Gen. Howe's army went into win
ter quarters in Philadelphia.
17S0-Americans under Gen. Sumter
defeated the British in battle of
Broad River.
l'9ETreaty concluded at Canandaigua
between the United States and the
Six Nations.
1SO4-James Monroe appointed United
1S13-Americans defeated at battle of
Chrysler's Farm, on the Canadian
bank of the st. Lawrence river.
The junta, under the name of the
National Assembly. declared the in
dependence of Mexico. . . British re-
pulsed in an attack on Ogdensburg
n. Y.
1S16-Two hupdrad ,,areope Iro,,-,,ol =,
the wreck of the transport liar
pooner" off the Newfoundland coast.
1S2S-The Cayuga and Seneca canal in
New York was completed
1S29-Troops at Monterey revolted
against the Governor of California :.
President Guerrero of Mexico relin-
quished the extraordinary powers
granted him by Congress on account
of the Spanish invasion. President
jackson proposed to reduce the num-
Der of navy yards in the United
States to four-Norfolk, Narragan-
sett, Washington and Charleston.
1S46-Tampico, Mexico, surrendered to
Commodore Conner of the American
navy.
1S49-Many lives were lost by the ex-
plosion of a boiler on the steamboat
Louisiana at New Orleans.
1S63-Prince of Sonderburg- Glucksburg
proclaimed King of Denmark as
Christian IN.
1S64-War began between Brazil and
Paraguay.
1S6S-England and the United States
agreed to arbitrate the Alabama af-
fair.
1S70-Duke of Aosta elected King of
Spain.
1S71-Henry NJ. Stanley discovered DIR.
Livingstone at Ujiji.
1S72-Fire broke out in Boston and in
two days burned over an area of
sixty-fve acres and caused loss of
$SO,0CO,0O0.
1S74-FOrty persons were drowned by
the sinking of the packet Empire at
New Orleans.
1SS1-Charles Guiteau was placed on
trial for the murder of President
Garfield.
1SS4-The third plenary council of the
timore.
1SS9-Brazilian monarchy overthrown
and republic established. &. u. Washing
ton admitted to statehood by procla-
nation of President Harrison.
1S91-Wiliam J. Florence made his last
appearance on the stage at the Arch
street theater. Philadelphia.
1S06-ElectricaI power generated at Nj
agara Falls was transmitted to Buff
falo.
nor general of Canada.
1905-Martial law declared throughout
Poland. :. Prince Charles of Dem
mark was chosen King of Norway.
190G-Sultan of Morocco received United
States Minister Gummere at Fez....
A suit to dissolve the Standard Oil
combine was filed in the United
States Circuit Court at st. Louis 49,.
Countess Boni de Castellane was
granted a divorce and custody of her
children. President Roosevelt sail
ed from Colon for Porto Rico after
having inspected the laborers' quar-
tiers at San Cristobal
1907-Secretary Root opened the Central
American Peace Conference. Ger
man Emperor and Empress arrived
at Windsor on visit to King Edward
-. The German Emperor visited
London. The German Emperor re-
ceived the Oxford honorary degree of
ID. G.. l.. from Lord Curzon. =. The
third Russian Duma was opened. -.
Oklahoma admitted to the Union.