The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-19
TODAY IN HISTORY
Revolutionary War Begins and Ends.

April 19 is one Of tho most memorable
days In the history of our country. II
| Is the day on which occurred TN" battle
| Of Lexington and Concord i'm l775, and
| II is the date on which tho cessation of
| hostllitles was declared. just eight years
! from the commencement Of tho war in
Major Pitcairn reached Lexington on
the morning of April 10. about sunrise,
where he found himself confronted by
The minutemcn under Captain John Par
ker. With an oath he called upon them
10 dtsperse. but they stood as motion
less as wall and he ordered his men
| 10 IRE. The soldiers hesitatCd. and Pit
catrn discharged his own pistol. and thus
tircd the first shot Of the War OF the
Revolution. Again Ire ordered his men
TO fire; they now did and the volley
laid seven OF the patriots dead and ten
wounded upon the village green Parker
was greatly nutnumbcred, and, after
making a feeble resistance. ordered his
men to retire. But the days business
was only begun. The British troops
FASTENED on TO Concord. Here the result
was reversed. for I'm the meantime the
whole country had become aroused. In
every direction patriots swarmcd 10 the
scene. and the British. seeing themselves
greatly outnumbeTcd, tried to retreat I'm
order. but IL became a rout and each at
tempt 10 halt and form into line was
thwarted by the deadly hail OF patriot
bullets from every side, The rout finally
became race with death The British
loss In the irst battle OF the Revolution
Parker's order 70 his men has become
memorable. Don't fire unless YOU arc
fired on: but il they want war, II may
as we'll begin here"
Although the Revolutionary war was
practically over with the surrender. on
October 10, 1881, OF Cornwallis at York
town, yet Elson. I'm his History OF the
United Stnics.' notes: at WIS not un-
I'll April 10. 1888 exactly eight years ar
ter Lexington. that washington pro-
claimed The war at an end, and dis
charged the army. Some time later he
took Impressive leave OF his officers and |
retired TO his Mt. Vernon home, pri- !
vate citizen"
April 10 is Primrose day In England |
The Primrose league is a political So
cicty OF English women founded for the !
lurJherance OF conservative opinions I'm
England. and named after the favorite
ter his death. April 49, 1851. This ami
Nersary is observed by the wearing OF the
and the annual meetings i'm each
great British center Of population
On April 10. 177i Lord Edmund Burke |
taxation in tho British house of parlia- |
mcnt. IL is the date on which the "a
nous Bulwer- Clayton treaty was con-
rluded and signed in 1880. on which the |
Sixth Massachusetts regiment was fired
on in Baltimore In 1861. On which oC-
Cured the famous battle of Cadi tho cN-
nloit Sir Francis Drake described as
SlnEelnS the King OF SPANS beard" in
l5Si IL Is the birthday OF Roger Sher-
man. the American statesman O72D: !
Amos Whittemore. the inventor G75s):
lanes 5, Rollins. the statesman NSi2); /
Wayne MacVeach. attorney general un- II
Ter Garfield GsS3l; and Leo Rassieur II
who served with distinction in the Civil Il
war OS4D. IT is also the date on which
.ord Byron, the poet. died in 1924
'NE'l lIuS 9tp 55S ol ArpuSn sUtSuod lLoI