Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1908 — THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN

1253—The Alhambra, a famous Moorish palace near Granada, founded by Mohammed I. 1651—First school opened in New England for instruction of Indian children. 1698 —Whitehall palace, London, f destroyed by fire. S 1719—France declared war against Spain. T 1731 —First issue of the South Carolina Gazette at Charleston. 1750—George Washington married to Martha Custis. 1765 —Stamp act passed the British Parliament. 1775 —First provincial assembly of South Carolina met at Charleston. 1777 —Elizabethtown, N. J., evacuated by the British. 1779—Lafayette sailed from Boston to aid France in her war with England.

1781—French attack on Jersey. 1789—First national election held in the United States. 1791—Vermont adopted the Constitution. 1793—First balloon ascension in America made by Francois Blanchard. 1800—Cape of Good Hope taken by the English.... Public funeral in London to Lord Nelson. 1809 —Congress urged drastic measures to enforce embargo act. 1811—New Orleans militia called out to suppress negro insurrection. 1815— British defeated at battle of New Orleans. 1816— Safety lamp, invented by Sir Humphrey Davy, first used in coal mine.

1820 —Large part of Savannah, Ga., destroyed by fire. 1840—Henry D. Gilpin of Pennsylvania became Attorney General of United States.

1848 —Insurrection at Messina. 1852 Laval university at Quebec open*4. - ' 1853 The Victoria nugget, weighing 28 pounds, sent by Australia as a present to Queen Victoria. 1861 —-Jefferson Davis of Mississippi spoke in justification of secession... Mississippi seceded from the Union. 1863 —The Alabama sank the United States steamer -Hatteras. 1867 —Movement to -Impeach President Johnson began in the House. —- 1870 —Postcards first introduced into England.

1872 —Congress arranged to issue 1 cent postal cards. 1874 —Statue of the prince consort unveiled in London by the Princv ot Wales. 1883 —United States . Senate passed a presidential succession bill. 1888 —Many lives lost in terrific snowstorm in the Northwest. 1891—International monetary conference met at Washington. 1893 —Last spike driven in Great Northern extension to the Pacific coast.