Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1901 — CHRONOLOGY OF THE QUEEN'S LIFE. [ARTICLE]

CHRONOLOGY OF THE QUEEN'S LIFE.

1813, May 24—Born at Kensington Palace, London. 1820, Jan. 23 -Duke of Kent died. 1837, June 20—William IV., King of England, unde of Victoria, died. 1837, June 28—Coronation of Queen Victoria, In Westminster Abbey. 1837, Nov. 20—Queen opened her first Parliament. 1839, Get. 15—Queen proposed marriage to Prince Consort. 1840, Feb. 10—Mari led to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg Gotha. 1840, Nov. 21—Birth of Victoria Adelaide Princess Royal. 1841, Nov. 9—Albert Edward, Prince ot Wales, born. 1842, Sept. I—Queen’s first visit to Scotland. 1840, June 20—Corn law repealed. 1848, Nev. 24—Lord Melbourne, Queen's first Prime Minister, died. 1854, Feb. 28—Declaration of war against Russia. 1859, May I—Thanksgiving for suppression of Indian mutiny. 1801—Duchess of Kent, Queen’s mother, died. 1801, Dec. 14—Prince Consort died. ISO.'), March 10—Prince of Wales married Princess Alexandra. ISGB, Jan. 2.8-Queen's first book published. 1872, Feb. 29 Queen shot at by Arthur O'Connor. 1870. May 1 - Proclaimed Empress of India. 188.3, March 27—John Brown, the Queen’s faithful servant, died. 1887, June 24—Celebration of the Queen's golden jubilee. 15; 92, Jan. 2—Duke of Clarence and Avondale died. 1833, July (P-Duke Of York niitffteit To the Princess May. 1894, May 21—Inaugurated Manchester Ship < 'anal. 1890, Sept. 23—Reign exceeded the length of any other English sovereign’s. 1897. June 24—Celebration cf diamond »jubllee. ■» 18f9, Oct. 12—War declared in South Africa. 19t;a, May 24—Celebrated eighty-first birthday; ll’ijO, May 30—Pretoria capitulated.