Notable Military Conflicts and Inventions Chronicle
A compact chronicle lists major battles from 1805 to 1870 including Austerlitz Trafalgar Waterloo and Sedan, with civil war ending in 1865. It also notes explorations in Africa and America, and pivotal inventions from steamboats to the telegraph and the phonograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austerlitz
Napoleon
Trafalgar
Nelson
Moscow
England
United States
Waterloo
Navarino
Great Britain
France
Sardinia
Russia
India
Garibaldi
Italy
America
Lee
Grant
Appomattox
Sadowa
Sedan
German Empire
Plevna
Century of World Events and Social Movements Summary
A sweeping list traces major religious, educational, political, and cultural milestones from 1803 to 1900. It notes missionary activity, Bible societies, youth movements, and church orders, alongside great disasters, literary achievements, political leaders, and global developments such as railroads, canals, and imperial shifts. It highlights key figures and nations shaping modern life across centuries.
World as It Was in 1800 and at Century's End Map Highlights
A historical overview traces global exploration by 1900 with Tibet and the polls as gaps. It lists major conflicts from 1800 to 1900, including Anglo British and Franco empire shifts, revolutions, and notable wars. It notes Arctic and Antarctic explorations, abolition, emancipation, and international efforts toward peace and arbitration. It also records major deadly disasters in 1842 to 1899 and philanthropy by American contributions in 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
China
Calabria
San Ma_ tien
Alexander II
Russia
Hyde Park
London
Alabama
United States
England
The
Hague
Severe Storms Threaten Lake and Ocean Shipping
Late autumn and early winter storms lash the lakes and Atlantic coast. Vessel losses rise with many drownings and ships buffeted by fierce winds. The season shows unusually high drowning toll and dangerous conditions for mariners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Boers Successful Milner Alarmed at Capetown Crisis
London reports from December 24 describe a gravest moment in South Africa with Sir Alfred Milner warning of a crisis approaching the critical stage. Censorship hinders British news, while Boer commanders Delarey and De Wet gauge the war’s momentum as De Wet’s column splits and Magallesburg affair signals Boer tactical gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
South Africa
Alfred Milner
England
Great Britain
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Commandmants
de Wet
Cape Colony
Magallesburg
Chinese Note Disappoints Wu as Powers Move Toward Peace Talks
Washington December 24 Diplomatic circles note the peace terms proposed by the powers at Pekin. Wu reports the demands as harsh but hopes for amicable discussion and a conciliatory spirit. He expects Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching to act, with the note sent to the court by telegraph from its current Pekin-connected location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Powder Explosion Burns Nacogdoches Couple
In Nacogdoches Texas on December 24 Mr and Mrs Joe Karnegay living in the Alazan community eight miles west of town were badly burned when two pounds of powder leaked while unloading from a wagon a neighbor had sent for hunting purposes A torch used to gather the powder caused a spark and ignited the powder both were badly burned but expected to recover a physician stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nacogdoches
Texas
Joe Karnegay
Alazan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Africa
Livingstone
Stanley
Speke
John C. Fremont
New York
Albany
Savannah
Stockton and
Darlington
Baltimore & Ohio
Edison
McCormick Reaper
Howe
Samuel F. B. Morse
Menlo Park
Daguerre
Morse
College
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
First
Sunday School Union
British and Foreign Bible Society
American Bible Society
Young Men's Christian Association
George Williams
Salvation Army
Ecumenical Council
Organization of the First Young People’s Society of Christan Endeavor
Organization of the Order of King's Daughters
Caracas
Canton
Everett
Quito
Chicago
Conemaugh
Johnstown
Galveston
Tex
Japan
Goethe
Faust
Victor Hugo
Thomas Carlyle
Ralph Waldo Emerson
John Ruskin
Whittier
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Darwin
Monroe
Robert Peel
John Sherman
U. S
California
Australia
Transvaal
Klondike
Mont Cenis
Union Pacific Railroad
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Suez Canal
Alaska
United Canada
Australias
Maximilian
Mexico
Brazil
Lincoln
Garfield
Carnot
Shah
Persia
Humbert
Armenia
Pasteur
Andree
North Pole
Canada
Ers, Loovd
Organization of the Red Cross Society
Geneva
Organization of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Pciovnd
Loov
Dan Iormingo
Mendoza
South America
Manila
Arequipa
District
San Jose
Colombia
Scio
Charleston
S. C
Riviera
Christian Herald
Milner
Capetown
Kimberley
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