0875 The Holy Roman Emperor Louis II dies in Brescia at age 50 after having named his cousin Carloman, son of Louis the German, as his successor, but Charles the Bald persuades Carloman to go home, beats Louis the German to Rome, and makes himself emperor
1099 A kingdom of Jerusalem is established under the Norman Godfrey of Bouillon, who is elected king and assumes the title Defender of the Holy Sepulcher He defeats an Egyptian force at Askalon August 12, but disease and starvation have reduced the Crusaders to 60,000, down from an original strength of 300,000, and most of the survivors head for home
1332 Battle of Dupplin Moor where the Scots led by the regent Earl of Mar squandered their numerical advantage and following a confused attack were routed with heavy losses by Edward Balliol's army
1508 Ponce de Le¢n arrives in Puerto Rico
1553 Pope Julius III orders confiscation and burning of the Talmud
1676 King Philip's War (vs Wampanoag Indians) ends in New England
1845 Off Point Pelee, Ontario the steamships Kent and London collide in clear weather, with the loss of ten lives.
1851 Isaac Singer granted patent for his sewing machine
1862 Gen John Hunt Morgan and his raiders capture Gallatin, TX
1863 First cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet (Vancouver, BC area)
1863 The first cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet for export.
1867 Pres A Johnson defies Congress suspending Sec of War Edwin Stanton
1876 Madeline (US) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in 4th America's Cup
1876 Off Newport Rhode Island, the US yacht Madeleine beats the Countess Dufferin from Toronto in two straight heats in the 4th America's Cup.
1877 Thomas Edison invents the Edisonphone, a sound recording device
1879 First National Archery Association tournament (Chicago)
1879 The Intercolonial Railway gains access to Quebec by purchasing the Grand Trunk line between Quebec and Rivière du Loup.
1882 Great Western Railway, controlling 1,009 miles of track is merged into the Grand Trunk System.
1888 Bertha, wife of inventor Karl Benz, makes first motor tour
1897 British naval authorities grant US Navy permission to put battleship 'Indiana' in drydock in Halifax, Nova Scotia
1898 Hawaii formally annexed to US
1898 Peace protocol ends Spanish-American War, signed
1915 "Of Human Bondage," by William Somerset Maugham, published
1918 Prv. Thomas Dinesen (42nd Cdn. Infanctry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Parvillers, France
1918 Sgt. Robert Spall Prices Patricia's Cdn. Light Infantry) wins the Victoria Cross at Parvillers, France
