The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-26
Landing ofthe Pilgrims
1890

piece of machinem made flannel in world manu-
featured in Massachusetts.
1S2S-Protective tariff raised as big issue
first time in United States first antiquarian
book store in United States opened at Boston;
first edition of Websters Dictionary; first exclu-
sive woman's magazine in United States, the
Ladies' Magazine, Boston; first trip in United
States by locomotive on railroad; Baltimore
Ohio railroad cornerstone laid at Baltimore.
1S32-First rebellion of a state against the
United States and first declaration of secession,
by South Carolina, over the tariff; source
of the Mississippi river discovered; first appli-
cation of chlorofOrm by inhalation at New
Haven; first steamer arrives at Chicago, carry
ing troops for the Black Hawk Indian war; first
house built in Iowa; first United States street
railway operated between city hall and Four
teenth street in New York city.
1S36-Texas rebels from Mexico and the
massacre Of the Alamo takes place; first astro-
nomical observations made in United States at
Williamstown. Mass; anthracite coal first used
to replace wood as fuel in railroad engines;
first use of ordinary engines to pull trains over
steep grades instead of stationary engines.
1S4O-Adams Express company founded; first
successful daguerreotypes made in New York;
Chesapeake and Ohio canal completed from
Georgetown to Cumberland 191 miles, at cost Of
$16,OOO,O0O.
1S44-MOrse introduced magnetic telegraph
and Charles Goodyear first vulcanized rubber;
first American newspaper on Pacific coast print
ed at Oregon City.
1S4S-Treaty of peace with Mexico, United
States gaining huge territory gold found in Sacra-
mento valley, California, and drew 1000 settlers
in three months; cornerstone of Washington
monument laid; first recording of time made at
a distance. from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh Sec
rotary of State Upshur and Secretary of Navy
Gimer killed in explosion o. S. S. Princeton
on Potomac river; fugitive slave law passed by
congress.
1S52-Telegraph fire alarm system invented
and installed in Boston: manufacture of gal
vanzed iron begun in United States at Phila-
delphia; first railroad FROM the East built into
Chicago, the Michigan Southern railway.
1S56-First passage Of a vessel from the
Great Lakes. Milwaukee to Europe via yelling
ton canal first wooden paving laid in United
States at Chicago; Bessemer process of steel
making proven.
1S6O-Lincoln elected, determining circum-
stances of the Civil war; South Carolina legsla-
ture convened just before the election and
called convention which passed secession law
on December 20; first wild oil speculation caused
by discovery of oil in Pennsylvania first pony
express, completing journey from Missouri to
San Francisco in nine days.
1S6d-Sherman's march from Atlanta to the
sea Admiral Farragut bockades Mobile; Earlys
raid to within seven miles of Washington postal
money order system put into effect; sorting of
mail in transit in railway mail first put into
effect; Lincoln reelected.
1S6SEPresident johnson charged for impeach-
ment and tried, the senate voting him guilty by
81 to 10, but the action failing for lack of con-
stitutfonal majority.
1S72-Boston fire, loss. s75000,000
1S76-Centennial of Independence celebrated
q lad at
battle in Montana
1SSO-International postage rate Of cents an
ounce adopted; discovery of gold at Juneau.
Alaska.
1SSAGreely Arctic party survivors rescued
by Commander Schley's relief expedition.
1sSs-President approves Chinese exclusion
bill; 49, works on theology and religion pub
lished in United States this year.
1S92-GrOver Cleveland elected President;
Homestead steel strike and riots in Pittsburgh
1S96-Electon of President Mckinley; Utah
admitted to the Union
1904-Theodore Roosevelt elected President;
Louisiana Purchase exposition at ST. Louis.
Transformation of Progressive party under
leadership of Roosevelt; William Fl. Taft elected
President.
1912-woodrow Wilson elected President; ad.
mission of Arizona and New Mexico to the
Union
1916--Raid by Pancho villa, followed by inva.
sion of Mexico by American troops, federal re-
serve act passed; Woodrow Wilson reelected
192O-Warren G. Harding elected President;
Nineteenth amendment to the Constitution pro-
claimed.
1924-Calvin Coolidge elected President: first
airplane trip around the world.
192S-Herbert Hoover elected President; KeI
logg anti-war treaty signed in Paris
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