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Show SEPTEMRER 24 A .&.i.^'<-< .<.4.AtL*A\ 'IaaIa Hc-aA/ '_AU.^l.A'_AiyX'l.i-'-*> CSj*C- lA^^lAe ^IjA'.CAiuUtAAi, //1&.1.A.I1,t_^ t%UUn*LA /lA-W-Ar-ie^. (A.taA^-Oa^ --a7&-S.--^V. SEPTEMBEB 25 September 24 1664 First convention held in Albany between the English and the Iroquois, the predominant Indian race. 1734 Schwenkfelders, German religious sect, fleeing from persecution at home, landed on the banks of the Delaware ami founded a colony. September 25 1777 Col. Ethan Allen and his men captured by the British near Montreal. SEPTEMBER 26 &Vt-/vv^-i^ <XA<nr*AtAA:' AAa^ aUMavaaA Af, 0_ _aL.<,>-<!L-J1Aa. l^e J^-A^AAAlJLAjAA/aA-AAAA aJLa-aCaia^. (AUa. <A/^Ai\AA^CAALJlAAiA_^_,_{/ 0 tAAA. k ^ , a*-LA*^aUXa** fA aA^aAAaLaAAtA^. CtAn^A^A, A LOaaLa* & A7/AA-A> <^O^C,^ iAU,, /CLaaAaU SEPTEMBER 2T v^^^, ^Wn^i^rf AAA. ^l^^t^^yB - *Aa.a i^A^^^A. aJ*-Ca*~ C& iultA aAIavtaucaCuu-,, rj ; (AAAa - AliaaA *<-*.&- AaAAaama*, /a aCA /-n AhJaaa.. jauaAj(aa^- j fyL *-iA?y Aa ^Ca4 jOn CaSs-x.aa*- *%a4**s. September 26-1898The alleged remains of Christopher Columbus were exhumed in Havana, preparatory to shipment to Spain. September 27 1910 The President of the United States put all assistant postmasters under civil service rules. 1912 First review of a complete aeroplane armada took place near Paris, seven tv-iwo war airshins passing before the French minister of war. SEPTEMBER 28 UUXAtAiAAl (V hA.'AZAtAAAeA /AaL1A* lt<~7 e.4-AA AAA^aA. ^UaA ^Ala^A^ ^AA J ^ V Jl -'j J' / yL JaL~ w~~ di^^ aaaI^J^jLJ AtAJ-TKAUA AAtAi. ll-l.*- -Aa^^auJU,UA.aia!.~^^.A^AAAuALfA .O/ iZ^AL. /^aUa^aJaIAaCaC d<JL^ii~AA->AA Aaa-CawA.<.4aaJaA. AAa,. aIAa- AbriAUA/ttAA<X-lAY4*AA. a*a^.4UO-aa_a}A pLfr /7^-._-C'_-Ut2-i>y ~-t--r?V*-i- OLaU^aA* -t<-t-7^fc-^"-^ At\ L&aa jUa+*aJA -Wn - ^-t C&u+.AAt'fA ..- ^,AArt .U*t**A lc AuA. /aauaaaAlu^JA' itA!^ ^A6Aa\a, Ca/a.^ua^, JScJa . aJaAAaaKa, aLaaT^_ ^Ai^^JrAtl SEPTEMBER 29 AI<a>- IAa^a^A gA^a^aAa- -zA 7/ Uaau^J/ol^j aUcc^T a/7<C. /ZJouu^^f^ M,j[a^ V/^L^. a^^. AA Aa^aCAcJ'AAV(-*AtAUUT.4*AK, AAAi^.^^AAiy AnAT^A^AAlAnAA^UA CAtAlzAAr&AL^Av , September 28 1687 Bombardment of Athens by the Venetians, resulting in the ruining of the Parthenon, which had been standing intact for 2,000 years. September 29 1899 Great welcome, with grand naval parade, begun in New York in honor of Admiral Dewey. 1915 Wireless telephone conversation carried on between Arlington, Va. and Honolulu, 4,900 miles away. SEPTEMRER 36 ///^i/*a^ I OCTOBER 1 ^XaAaAa^J/aX^ / September 30 1830 France recognized the independence of all the South American Re publics. 1891 Gen. Boulanger, ex-war minister of France, and subsequent leader of powerful "Boulangiste" party, committed suicide in Brussels. October 1 1908 Penny postage inaugurated between the United States and Great Britain. Missouri Day. OCTOBER 2 OCTOBER 3 October 2 1756 First legislative assembly in Canada met at Halifax. 1901 Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht Shamrock II defeated by American yacht Columbia in second of three races for America cup. October 3 1691 Fall of Limerick, marking the total subjugation of Ireland and end of the English and Irish war. Moll First newspaper issued at Buffalo, N. Y. AyiAAoA^AAA^AAAlAauAi AJa^aIaala^uA^ OCTOBER -* OCTORER 5 October 4 1862 Union forces defeated the Confederates at Corinth 1866 Fire in Quebec destroyed a third of the city. October 5- -1821 First appearance of Junius Brutus Booth, in New York City. 1881 First cotton exposition in the U. S. held in Atlanta, Ga. OCTORER 6 OCTORER 7 October 6 1890 The Mormon church renounced polygamy at a general conference held at Salt Lake City 1910 The royal family of Portugal took refuge at Gibraltar under the British flag. October 7 1765 First Colonial Congress met in New York. 1871 Chicago nearly destroyed by fire. -7 J OCTOBER % ^^(AaO^AsUaa) OCTORER 9 A/AA^AA^^^AAlAStAZuA1 October 8 1829 Expulsion of the Jesuits from England. 1867 Alaska formally transferred to United States. 1868 Destructive eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. October 9 1803 City of Funchal, on the island of Maderia, swept into the sea, with all its inhabitants, by a water spout. 1913 Uranian liner Volturno, carrying 657 persons, from Rotterdam to New York, burned in mid-ocean; 136 drowned. OCTORER 16 LA^aieuAn OCTOBER 11 October 10 1885 Death of Cardinal McCIoskey, first American cardinal. 1910 Loss by forest fires along the Minnesota-Canadian border reached 342 lives and $100,000,000 in property. 1911 California adopted woman suffrage. October- 11 1614 The name of "New Netherlands" first applied to what is now New York. 1871 Canada raided by Fenians under Gen. O'Niel. 1904 Great fire in Winnipeg. OCTOBEB 12 OCTOBEB 13 October 12 1892 A comet discovered by photography for the first time. 1899 First action in Boer war; British armored train derailed and captured by the Boers at Kraiipan. Columbus Day. October 13 1815 Napoleon the Great landed at St. Helena to begin his exile, dying there in 1821, aged 52. 1905 Death of Sir Henry Irving, famous English actor-manager, aged 67. OCTOBER 14 i OCTORER lSvJ/^^^, October 14 1842 Great celebration in New York of the completion of the Croton water works. 1911 President Toft broke ground at San Francisco for the Panama-Pacific exposition of 1915. October 15 1840 The remains of Napoleon were removed from St. Helena to Paris by permission of Great Britain. 1914 Earth slide in Culebra cut closed Panama Canal temporarily. OCTOBER 16 A OCTORER 17 October 16 1786 United States mint established by an ordinance of congress. 1859 John Brown's raid. 1866 Great fire at Quebec; 2,500 buildings damaged; loss of $3,000,000. October 17 1777 Surrender of the British under Gen. Burgoyne to the Americans at Saratoga. 1829 The Delaware and Chesapeake canal opened. OCTORER OCTORER I October 18 1888 Sale of decorations in France made punishable effense. 1898 The American army and navy took formal possession of Porto Rico at San Juan. October 19 1781 Surrender of Cornwallis. 1850 First woman's rights convention in the United States held at Worcester, Mass. 1901 Santos Dumont, famous Brazilian airman, made successful trip in navig able balloon around Eiffel tower, Paris. OCTORER 26 J^^4^n OCTORER 21 v%ul'AAA-, October 20- -1820 Final ratification by Spain of treaty ceding Florida to the United States. 1886 Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, the gift of France, to the United States, set up in New York Harbor. October 21 1880 Contract signed for construction of Canadian Pacific railway, first trans continental railway in America. 1913 Cleveland memorial tower and graduate college dedicated at Princeton. OCTOBER 22 OCTORER 23 A/^Atu^A^AiAaAiAA^-, October 22 1746 Charter granted for the foundation of the college which has now become Princeton University. 1885 Lake Superior section of Canadian Pacific railway opened. October 23 1878 Many buildings destroyed by great hurricane in Philadelphia. 1915 More than 25,000 women paraded iu New York City as a suffrage demon stration before election. OCTORER 24 OCTOBER 25 ^^auXaLaj UxJL AiL^X./ October 24 1682 Arrival of William Penn in America with 100 colonists. 1819 Erie canal opened from Utica to Rome. 1898 Total evacuation of Porto Rico by Spain. October 251900Transvaal formally proclaimed part of British Empire. ]9]0 Great storm killed scores in Italy and destroyed vineyards and olive orchards. |
