Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12
THE WEEKLY
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1502-Columbus entered the harbor
which he called Porto Bello.
15S0-Sir Francis Drake returned from
his voyage round the world.
161S-Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded in
London.
1620-The Plymouth company was or
ganized
I'o1-The first constitution of Pennsyl-
vania was adopted
li3o-Gen. Oglethorpe re-embarked for
America, accompanied by John Yves
ley and other missionaries.
lIS9-England declared war against
Spain.
l'oo-The Pennsylvania Gazette" APP
peared in mourning for the passage
OF the Stamp Act.
177LThe first American Congress bav-
ing finished it's deliberations, ad-
iourned.
1I77-John Hancock resigned as Presi-
dent of the American Congress.
11S3-Continental army disbanded and
returned to their homes. Treaty of
peace between Great Britain and the
United States proclaimed.
1193-Execution of the Girondsts during
the French revolution.
1SO3-John Penn, one of the signers of
the Declaration of Independence from
North Carolina, died.
1SOI-Russia declared war against Great
Britain.
1S10-Mexican revolutionists defeated
the Spanish at battle of Los Cruces.
1S13-Moravian Town, on the River
Thames, destroyed by the Americans
under Gen. Harrison.
1S1S-Convention signed at London reg
ulating the privileges of the United
States in the British North American
fisheries.
1S25-Final completion of the Erie canal
celebrated at Albany. e. First boat
on the Erie canal arrived at Buffalo
from Albany.
1S41-Santa Anna entered the City of
Mexico.
1S45-The United States naval academy
was formally opened
1S47-Jerome Bonaparte returned to
France after an exile of thirty-two
years.
1S49-A remarkable meteoric stone fell
near Charlotte, n. G.
1S50-The Northwest Passage discovered
by Capt. Mcclure of the Investiga-
tor
1S51-Southern cotton planters met at
Macon to devise plan to prevent
fuctuation in the price of the staple.
1S52-Fire destroyed a large section Of
the city of Sacramento, Cal.
1S61-Gen. Hunter superseded John G.
Fremont in command of the western
department of the army.
62-Confederate cavalry under Gen.
Stuart entered Cha mbersburg, Pa.
Maryland proclaimed a free State
by Gov. Bradford.
1S6S-Gen. Ulysses S. Grant elected
President of the United States.
1S74-Episcopal conference in session in
New York adopted a resolution OPP
posing ritualism in the church SER
vice.
1SSO-James A. Garfield of Ohio elected
President of the United States.
1SS3-Henry Irving made his American
debut in Now York City.
-Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, in
New York harbor, dedicated by Pres
ident Cleveland.
1SSS-The first Legislature of the North
West Territories opened at Regina.
1 ;o1 oh
arate schools in Manitoba declared
unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court of Canada.
1S93-An electric car went through g
draw at Portland. Ore, and twenty
persons were killed. Steamer City
of Alexandria, from Havana for New
York, burned at sea thirty lives lost.
1S94-David B. Hill, Tor the third time,
accepted the Democratic nomination
for Governor of New York.
1S95-The trial of H. II. Holmes for
murder began in Philadelphia.
1S99-First contingent of Canadian
troops for South Africa sailed from
Quebec.
1900-The statue of Queen Victoria was
unveiled at Montreal. :. . Census bu-
reau announced the population of the
United States to be 76,295,220, an
increase of over 100000 in ten
years.
ship Perseverance, with four
teen men, lost in the Arctic region.
19O2-Canadian- Australian cable com
pleted from Vancouver to flaming
island, distance of 1856 miles.
19O3-New Irish land act went into CD
Grafton.
19O5-President Roosevelt sent Secre-
tary Metcalf to San Francisco to in
vestigate the anti-Japanase sentiment
on the Pacific coast