Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-02-15

lO66-Harold H., last Saxon King OF
England, killed at the Battle Of Hast
ings.
1S54-Cola di RienEi, who thrice became
ruler OF Rome, assassinated.
1s99-Order of the Bath instituted by
Henry ".
1492-Columbus discovered America
1514-Marriage of Louis XII. OF France
and Princess Mary of England
1531-zwinglius slain at Capped.
1571-Dan Juan defeated the Turks a,
Lepanto.
1575-Guise defeated the Huguenots at
|, Dormans.
1612-De Spissons, first Viceroy Of New
France, appointed to Office.
1614-Charter granted the New Neither
lands Company.
1651-British Parliament passed the first
navigation act.
observation-disclosures passed an act pro-
hibiting the immigration Of Quakers.
166S-Bishop Laval founded the semi
nary at Quebec.
16S2-La Barre appointed Governor of
Canada.
16S9-Frontenac arrived at Quebec to
become for the second time governor
of Canada.
1691-King William granted a new char
ter to Massachusetts.
1709-Mons taken by the Allies
1735-John and Charles Wesley sailed
from England for America.
1736-New Hampshires first newspaper
issued at Portsmouth.
1759-Eddystone lighthouse completed.
fredericksburg act Congress met in
New York City.
1774-virginians defeated the shawnees
at battle of Point Pleasant, on the
Ohio.
1775-British vessels fred on Bristol,
R. l.
Americans defeated by British In
battle on Lake Champlain.
17SO-Four thousand persisted in a great
hurricane in the Barbados.
17S2-John Adams concluded a treaty
with Holland
1SO0-French defeated the Prussians at
battle of Jena.
1S12-Defeat of the American force at
Queenstown. Drury Lane theater
In London rebuilt and opened.
1S17-John G. Calhoun of North Caro-
lima became Secretary of War.
1S26-First horse power railway in the
United States completed at Quincy
Mass
1S36-United States bank at Philadel
phia failed as result of cotton specu
lation.
1S37-Steamer Home, New York fol
Charleston, wrecked with loss of 1Ot
lives.
1s40-Willam 1. of Holland abdcated
1S41-John G. Spencer of New Yorl
became Secretary of War. Alex
ander Macleod, implicated In tn
burning of the Caroline in 1887, triet
for murder and arson at Utica, y. Y.
and acquitted.
1s54-Abraham Lincoln challenged Ste
phen A. Douglas to debate.
1s5S-First overland mail arrived in ST
Louis from San Francisco.
1S6o-Chinese war brought TO a clos
by the surrender of Pekin to Lor
Elgin. Prince of Wales receive
In New York.
1S67-Russia transferred Alaska to tn
United States.
1S70-Rome incorporated with Italy b
royal decree.
1s71-President Grant issued proofs
nation against the Ku-KluI-Klan /
South Carolina.
1S77-First locomotive entered Vim
peg. Manitoba
1SS3-Two-cent letter postage went int
effect In the United States. job
Laurence Smith, American scisnti,
who taught the farmers OF Turke
how to raise cotton, died at Louil
vile.
1SS4-New Parliament buildings in Qu'
bee wrecked by dynamite
1SS5-Flood Rock, He'll Gate, New Yor
harbor, destroyed by dynamite.
1SS6-Many persons persisted in "a
that swept Texas and the Southwes
1s9S-Atlantic transport steamer Mob
gan wrecked with loss OF 10S live
49,. Naval board decided the bait
OF Santiago was fought on the plaI
OF Admiral Sampson.