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Show APRIL 17 APRIL 18 April 17 1610 Hendrick Hudson, discoverer of the Hudson River, sailed on his last voyage. 1904Great fire at Toronto caused loss of 10,000,000. April 18 1775 Historic ride of Paul Revere to alarm the farmers near Boston 1906 Earthquake and fire destroyed a large section of San Francisco. 1912 S. S. Carpathia arrived at New York with Titanic survivors. ^Ck^CJla^un v aovv<xa7 APRIL 19 APRIL 2 April 19 1775 Beginning of the Revolution with the battle of Lexington. 1886 Disastrous floods in Montreal; damage 5,000,000. 1898 Congress adopted resolutions declaring Cuba independent. Patriot's Day. April 20 1898 President McKinley sent ultimatum to Spain regarding situation in Cuba. 1914 President Wilson asked Congress for authority to use armed forces in Mexico. JL~iy s^/<i>-rdu^ APRIL 21 ^~<^(scduus7 APRIL 22 %Z*Lo~ April 21 1760 Cornerstone laid for oldest public school in America, at Germantown, Pa 1898 Diplomatic relations between United States and Spain were broken off and American squadron was dispatched to Cuba. April 22 1889 Oklahoma was opened to settlement by president's proclamation. 1898 Dewey sailed for Manila; blockade of Cuban ports ordered. APRIL 23 C/~^Ct^i^-etUsj APRIL 24 y Ut&a^ April 231833The foundation laid for the first Protestant Episcopal church built in France. 1898President McKinley issued a call for 125,000 volunteers for the Spanish war. April 241814British took Washington by surprise, burned public buildings, including the national library and valuable records. 1898 Spain declared war against the United States. APRIL 25 APRIL 26 April 25 1507 The name "America" first used in a geography published at St. Die, in France, on this date. 1898 United States declared war on Spain. Confederate Memorial Day in Ala., Fla., Ga., and Miss. April 26 1865 Steamer Sultana burned on the Mississippi, with loss of 2,486 men, mostly ooldiers on way home from war. 1914 Martial law proclaimed in Vera Cruz. American flag raised over city. ^7 ~"7 APRIL 27 ;^w APRIL 28 ^<-*<^^2~6&aL4sn April 27 1822 U. S. Grant was born. 1897 Grant's tomb, on Riverside Drive, New York, dedicated. 1898Admiral Sampson's squadron bombarded Matanzas. Cuba. 1915 International Woman's Peace Congress opened at The Hague; fourteen countries represented. April 28 1891 First steamer of the Pacific Mail service arrived at Vancouver from Yokohama. 1914 Strike riot in Colorado, President Wilson ordered federal troops to the scene. APRIL 2 /^/^M^c^cZju// APRIL 30 yt^^/~^^^^T0(^sT^^-ie_cgc(7zccu.^/ J April 29 1861 Maryland refused to secede from the Union by vote of 53 to 13. 1897 Log of the Mayflower was presented to United States by Great Britain. April 30 1789 George Washington was inaugurated first President of the United States 1803 United States bought Louisiana from France for $15,000,000. 1915 Wireless Communication between Washington and Panama Canal was per fected. MAY 1 <jZxsu#-acsu7 MAY 2 UJbzj*Cus? May 1 1893 World's Fair opened in Chicago. 1898 Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet at Manila. May 2 1868 Impeachment of President Johnson quashed by majority of two votes. 1881 First sod for the Canadian Pacific railroad was turned. MAY 3 \JjUts\^s0LO, MAY 4 ///6n>x0u May 3 1813 Havre de Grace, Maryland, burned by the British. 1915 Opening of the new Celilo Canal celebrated at Lewistown, Idaho. Confederate Memorial Day in South Carolina. May 4 1776 Bhode Island declared its independence of Great Britain. 1865 President Abraham Lincoln was buried at Springfield, 111. MAY 5 MAY O ^<tA^ May -1893 Chinese exclusion act came into force in the United States. 1902 First congress of the Cuban Bepublic met at Havana. May 6 1810 Postage stamps first used in England. America adopted them seven years later. 18^6 Accident on the new Panama rai!road;43 killed and 60 injured. MAY 7 i/^Ky-3 d^tH. MAY 8 '^^XZUj May 7 1848 Polish insurgents surrendered to the Russians at Posen, after great slaughter. 1915 Sinking of Lusitania. May 8 1816 U. S. S. Washington, the first American ship of the line, put to sea. 1816 Opening of the meeting in New York which founded the American Bible Society. 1913 -Underwood tariff bill passed the House of Bepresentatives. MAY 9 tJ~&Jb^6Uj may io Lul 7 May -1502 Columbus sailed on his fourth voyage across the Atlantic. 1781 The Spaniards took possession of Pensacola and all Florida. May 10 1873 New York banks stopped specie payment; other American' banks followed same course. 1871 Alsace-Lorraine ceded by France to Germany as spoils of Franco-Prussian War. MAY 11 ///bux^oa*^ MAY 12 \dyC-</-sctsO<=> May 771891 The Czar of Russia was attacked by a fanatic and wounded at Kioto, Japan. May 12 1789 Tammany Society was formed in New York. 1914 Popular elections of U. S. Senators provided in bill passed by the U. S. Senate. MAY 13 v >fl?<ZdU? ahus? MAY 14 ^^OoC-tsCs^OLA. May 13 1607 First English settlement in America at Jamestown, Va. 1816 The American Bible Society was formally organized in New York. 1881 Congress gave Alaska civil government. May 141787Convention assembled to draft the U. S. Constitution. 1804 Lewis and Clarke started up the Mississippi River to explore the Western country. 1870 Riots and barricades in the streets of Paris. MAY 15 <3s\sL*CC~*L<Uj MAY 1G May 15 1778 Congress passed the measure for instituting government by the people. 1862 The famous raider Alabama, built for Confederate service, was launched in England. May 16 1860 National Bepublican convention at Chicago nominated Abraham Lincoln. 1862 Conscription went into effect in the Confederate states. MAY IT MAY 18 May 17 1803 Patent granted for first American contrivance for reaping machine. 1900 Relief ot Mafeking, after holding out since previous October against the Boers. May 18 1785 St. John, N. B., chartered, the oldest incorporated town in Canada. 1898 Peace conference assembled at the Hague. 1914 Panama canal was opened for regular barge traffic. MAY 19 I MAY 20 ^^dU^oJay- WtyniSL**^ J,Ufl**^ JLJJL^.^ fr V: May 19 1815 United States opened its seventh war to punish the pirates of Algiers. 1865 Jeff Davis imprisoned at P'ortress Monroe, Va. May 20 1719 First fire engine used in America, at Salem, Mass. 1902 Cuba became independent. United States turned over the government of the island to the elected officials. MAY 21 <u. May 21 1542 Ferdinand de Soto, Spanish adventurer, died while exploring the Mississippi Biver. 1867 Boyal proclamation issued declaring British North American provinces one under name of "Canada." May 22 1819 First passage of the Atlantic attempted by steam; steamer Savannah sailed from Savannah for Liverpool. 1905 Deaths from the plague in India for one year were 750,000. |
