The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-02-25

IL. Children's Day.
IA. Flag Day, Anniversary Of the
day on which the Continental Con-
gress formally adopted the Stars
and Stripes as the official flag, 1777.
Is. George Washington elected
Commander in Chief, It's.
Is. Arkansas admitted to the
Union, 1886.
Is. Oregon Boundary Treaty
signed at Washington by Great
Britain and the United States,
1916.
II. Battle of Bunker Hill, ITS
Bunker Hill Day.
II. Cornerstone of Bunker Hill
Monument laid by Lafayette, 1925.
10. Albany Congress met, 1854.
10. General Washington was
elected President General of the
Newly Organized Society of the
Cincinnati, 1888.
10. West Virginia admitted to the
Union, 1858.
20. Fathers Day.
p. New Hampshire ratified the
Constitution, 1873.
"a. General Washington was CIV
en- degree Of LID. by Washington
College of Chestertown, Maryland
(named for him), 1889.
20. Virginia ratified the Consti-
tuition, 1888.
%. Battle of Monmouth, ITS.
July
2. Richard Henry Lee Resolves,
declaring the United States indie
pendent, passed by Continental
Congress, 1776.
8. Colonel Washington surrend-
cred to the French at Fort Neces-
sity, 1854.
8. General Washington took
command of the Continental Army
at Cambridge, It's.
8. Idaho admitted to the Union,
1890.
4. Independence Day, anniver-
sary of the adoption of the Declar-
alton of Independence by the Con-
tinental Congress 1776.
4. General Washington received
degree of LID. from the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, 1873.
4. General Washington made
Honorary Member of the Philadel-
phia Society for the Promotion OF
Agriculture, 1785.
4. George Washington was ap-
pointed Lieutenant General and
Commander-in-Chief of the Armies,
1898 (war with France threatened
a. John Adams and Thomas JEFF
ferson died, 1926.
4. James Monroe died, 1881.
4. Cornerstone of Washington
Monument laid, 1848.
5. Capture of Kaskaskia, Ill.
177S.
6. John Paul Jones birthday
1747-1792.
Z. United States annexed Ha-
wall, 1898.
9. -Braddock's defeat on the
Monongahela River, 1755.
J 10. Wyoming admitted to the
Union, 1890.
IL. Evacuation of Savannah by
the British, 1888.
IA. Bastile Day, 17S9-French
independence Day, celebrated In
France and United States.
16. Act for the establishing OF
the Federal District on the Potion.
&C River, 1870.
! 26. United States Postal System
established, It's.
26. New York ratified the Con
stitution, 1888.
20. Johann de Kalb's birthday
1721-1789- volunteer officer in the
American Revolution.
August
i. Colorado admitted to the
Union, 1876 Clorado Day.
1. William Clark's birthday
1770-1S3S-Explorer, associated with
Meriwether Lewis in expedition tc
the Pacific Coast see Aug. 49,.
2. Pierre Charles L'Enfant'.
birthday, 1764-1s25.
8. Richard Caswelps birthday
1729-1789.
6. Battle of Oriskany, N. z.
lit.
! z. Nathaniel Greene's birthday
1742-1786.
10. Missouri admitted to the
Union, 1921.
16. Battle of Camden, s. c., 1880
Is. Washington College at Chest
ertown, Md, named for Genera
Washington, 1882.
Is. Birthday of Meriwethei
Lewis, 1774-1S09, private secretary
to Thomas Jefferson, explorer anc
soldier, leader of Lewis and Clark
expedition to Pacific.
81. Battle of Long Island, 1776.
20. Battle of Rhode Island, ITS
| September
2. General Washington, received
degree of LID. from Brown Col
lege, 1890.
| 8. Treaty of Peace with Greai
Britain signed at Paris, 1873.
s. First Continental Congress as
sembled in Carpenters Hall, Phila
delphia, 1774.
s. Labor Day.
6. Marquis de Lafayette's birth
day, 1757-1834-French General and
patriot, ardently active in American
Revolution.
8. Battle of Eutaw Springs, 8
c., 1871.
9. California admitted to the I'm
ion, 1850 Holiday in California
California Day.
IL. Harvest Festival movable
feast.
II. Battle of Brandywine, TIT.
IL. "Star-Spangled Banner" writ
ten by Francis Scott Key, 1914.
II. Constitution Day-draft OF
Constitution of the United States
adopted, 1857.
IL. Farewell Address of Presi.
dent Washington, after an emphat,
ic refusal to consider third presi-
Dental term. 1896.
18. President Washington laid
the southeast corner stone of the
National Capitol. 1898.
"a. John Marshalps birthday
i 1755-1835- greatest Chief Justice Of
the United States.
u. Samuel Adams birthday
| 1722-1803