Notable Events In March

Year.

1. Nebraska admitted into the Union....1867

3. Importation of slaves forbidden by U. S. .1807

3. Idaho Territory created..........1863

4. Washington Inaugurated Pres. of U. S.. .1793

5.Boston massacre by British troops....1770

6.Massacre of Texans at Fort Alamo....1836

7.Ports of Boston closed to all commerce. .1774

8.Queen Anne, Sovereign of England....1702

9 Naval Battle bet. Merrimac and Monitor. 1862

16.McClellan's troops adv. on Manasses...1862

11. First London daily newspaper issued...1702

13.Congress abolishes tax on manufactures. 1868 13.Capt. of New Madrid, Mo., by Gen. Pope. .1862 14.First train over the Niagara Susp. bridge. 1855

15.Maine admitted into the Union......1820

16. First Indian appeared at Plymouth, Mass. 1621

17. First President of Texas elected......1836

18.Vera Cruz, Mexico, besieged by Miramon. 1859

19.Boston, Mass., incorporated as a city...1822

36. Great Fire, Boston, 349 buildings burn'd. 1760 21.U. S. Extradition Treaty with Sweden___1860

22. Massacre of 349 colonists at Jamestown. .1622

33. Patrick Henry's famous speech.....1775

34.British Frigate Eurydice sunk; 300 lost. .1878

25. Boston commerce suspended.......1774

26. Bombay, India, transferred to England.. 1668

27.Florida discovered.............1512

28.First Blood in the Mexican war......1846

39. Vera Cruz, Mexico, taken by Americans . 1847 36.Fifteenth Amendment declared adopt'd.. 1870 31.United States Treaty with Japan.....1854

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Notable Events In June

Year.

1 .Tennessee admitted to the Union.....1796

2.Naval Battle on Lake Champlain.....1813

3.Gen. Lee succeeds Johnston incommand. 1862 4.Ft. Pillow, Tenn.,evactedby Beauregard. 1862

5. First balloon ascension in France.....1783

6.Surrender of Memphis..........1862

T.Independence proposed by R. H. Lee...1776

8 .Roanoke Colony return to England....1586

9.War declared by France against Eng...1756

16. War declared against U. S. by Tripoli...1801

11 .Battle of Sauchieburn, Scotland.....1488

12. New York Incorporated..........1665

13.Hurricane in Labrador destroys 300 lives.1871

14.American Flag Adopted..........1777

15.Washington commands American army. 1775

16. Battle of Kellogg's Grove, Ill.......1832

17.Battle of Bunker Hill...........1775

18.Battle of Waterloo............1815

19. War declared with England........1812

36.Battle of Stone Ferry...........1779

21 .McCormick's Reaper first patented....1834

33.First Continental Currency Authorized. .1775

33.Battle of Landshut. Silesia........1760

24. Canada discovered by the Cabots.....1497

25.Custer defeated..............1876

26.Usurpation of Richrad III., of England.. 1483

8T.Queen Victoria Crowned.........1838

38.Battle of Monmouth............1778

39.Grand Trunk R'y accident - 100 killed___1864

30.Battle of Fort Recovery, Ohio.......1794

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Notable Events In July

Year.

1.Battle of Malvern Hill...........1862

2.Partial Emancipation of Russian Serfs.. 1858

3.Battle of Gettysburg, Pa.........1863

4. Declaration of Independence.......1776

5.Battle of Buenos Ayres..........1808

6.Capt.Wm. Kidd arrested in Boston....1699

T.March of Gen. Havelock for Cawnpore.. 1857

8. Dec. of Ind. first Read in Public......1776

9. Accession of Ferdinand VI King of Spain.1746 10.Ten Senators expel'd from U. S. Senate.. 1861

11.British Evacuate Savannah........1782

12.Battle of the Boyne............1690

13.Ordinance of 1787 passed by Cont'l Con. .1787

14. French Revolution.............1789

15.Napoleon Bonaparte Captured......1815

16.District of Columbia Established.....1790

17.$7,200,000 appropriated to buy Alaska. .1868 18.Battle of Blackburn's Ford or Bull Run. .1861 19. League of Augsburg against France.. .1686

20.First Pub. Fast held in New England...1775

21. First Battle of Bull Run..........1861

22.Battle of Atlanta, Ga...........1864

S3.Robert Emmett's Insurrection in Dublin. 1803 84.Mine under Ft. at Pet'sburg, Va., comp'd.1864

25.Battle of Niagara Falls..........1814

26. P. O. Dep't est. by Continental Congress. 1775

27. Bank of England Chartered.......1694

88.Confederates deft'd at More's Hill, Mo.. 1862

29.Treaty with Japan............1858

30.First Colonial Assembly at Jamestown.. 1619 31. Plattsburgh N. Y. Invaded by British...1813

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Notable Events In October

Year.

1.Treaty with Winnebago Indians.....1837

S.N. Y. City Anti-Slavery Soc'y Organized. .1833

3. Whisky Riot in Philadelphia.......1867

4.First Code of Law for Plymouth Colony. 1636

5.Battle of the Thames in Canada......1813

6. Boulogne, Fran., Besieged by Henry VII. .1492

7.Battle of Stillwater............1777

8.Hill's Manual First Issued.........1873

9.Chicago Fire, Loss, $290,000,000......1871

16.Naval Academy Established at Annapolis. 1845

11. Slavery Abolished in Maryland.....1864

18.Columbus Discovers America.......1492

13. Battle of Queenstown Heights.....1812

14. Daniel O'Connell Arrested for Consp'cy.. 1843

15.Hill's Album First Issued.........1881

16.Portland, Me., Burned by the English.. 1775

17.Battle of Saratoga.............1777

18. Napoleon Commences his Retreat.....1812

19.Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.. 1781

20. Kingdom of Westphalia Abolished....1813

21. A "Dark Day"in New England......1716

22.Edict of Nantes Revoked by Louis XIV.. 1685 S3.Meal Tub Plot Against James II in Eng.. 1679 24 .Mob in Los Angeles, Cal. ,hang 18 Chinm'n. 1871

85.Battle of Agincourt, France........1415

86.Massacre of Capt. Gunnison and Party.. 1853

27. Cuba Discovered..............1492

88.Harvard College Founded.........1636

29. Severe Earthquake in New England...1727

36.End of the Crusades........... 1270

31. Execution of the Girondists at Paris...1793

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