Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1918 — Some of Many Notable Things That Have Occurred on Friday [ARTICLE]

Some of Many Notable Things That Have Occurred on Friday

Washington’s birthday anniversary fell on Friday this year, the day of the week on which he was born. A few ether notable things occurred on Friday, among them the following: Shakespeare "was born. America was discovered. The Bastille was destroyed. Queen Victoria was married. Napoleon Bonaparte was born. Julius Caesar was assassinated. The battle of Marengo was fougltf. The battle of Waterloo was fought. The Mayflower Pilgrims were landed. The battle of Bunker Hill was fought. - ■ The battle of New Orleans was fought. The Declaration of Independence was signed.