INDEX

   IrN many instances readers will use this index only to discover the
date of an event. Accordingly the references are made to years and
not to pages. Where further information is sought it will readily be
found by consulting the summary of events at the head of the chapter
to which the year gives title.



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 ABIKaDBBRG battle of   0.
 Aberdeen, Rinistry o, 1841, 1843, 1844,
 1852, 1853.
 Aboukir, battle of, 1801.
 Abruzzi, polar expedition of, 1900.
 Abyssinia, British expedition against,
 18tS; war with Italy, 1887, 1895, 1896.
 Adams, John, death of, 1826.
 Adams, John Couch, discovers Nep-
 tune, 1846.
 Adams, John Quincy, elected President,
 1825; in Congress, 1839; death of, 1848.
 Adrianople, Russians take, 1829; treaty
 of, 1829.
 Afghanistan, war with Great Britain,
 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1850, 1878,
 1879, 1880, 1885, 1886.
 Agassiz, 1839; death of, 1873.
 Airship, Zeppelin's, 1900; Santos-Du-
 mont's, 1901.
 Aix, British destroy French squadron
 at, 1809.
 Aix-la-Chapelle, Congress of, 1818.
 Alabama Claims, 1869.
 Alamo, defense of the, 1836.
 Alaska, purchase of, 1867; boundary
 fixed, 1903.
 Albert, Prince, marries Queen Vic-
 toria, 1840; death of, 1861.
 Alexander I, wars with Austria, 1809:
 expels Turks, 1810; breaks continen-
 tal blockade, 1810; death of, 1825.
 Alexander II, accession of, 1855; at-
 tempts to assassinate, 1867, 1879, 1880;
 assassinated, 1881.
 Alexander III, coronation riots, 1883;
 attempt to assassinate, 1887; death
 of, 1894.
 Alexandria, siege of, 1801; captured,
 1807; bombarded, 1882.
 Alfonso XII, King of Spain, 1874, 1875.
 Alfonso XIII, birth of, 1886.
 Alfred the Great, millenary of, 1902.
 Algeria, French wars in, 1829, 1830,
 1835, 1836, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845,
 1847.
 Algeciras, sea fight off, 1801; confer-
 ence of, 1906.
 Alma, battle of, 1854.
Amadeus accepts Spanish crown, 1870.



"America" wins yacht race, 1851.
Amiens, treaty of, 1802.
Ampere, death of, 1836.
Andersen, Hans C., death of, 1875.
Andrassy, Count, 1867, 1876; death of,
  1890.
Andree lost, 1896.
Angouleme, Duke of, Invades Spain,
  1823; returns to France, 1823.
Anthony, Susan B., death of, 1906.
Antietam, battle of, 1862.
Antonelli, Cardinal, death of, 1876.
Antwerp bombarded, 1830.
Apache War, 1879, 1880, 1886.
Appendicitis, 1888.
Appomattox, surrender of, 1865.
Ara'i Pasha, 182
Arago, 1848; death of, 1853.
Argentina,    proclaims   Independence,
  1816; becomes republic, 1825; revolu-
  tions In, 1828, 1835; war with France,
  1838; coercion of, 1845, 1847, 1851,
  1852, 1874; rebellions in, 1891, 1S92.
  1893; arbitration with Chile, 1902.
Armenia, massacre in, 1880, 1890, 1895,
  1896
Arnold, Edwin, death of, 1904
Arnold, Matthew, death of, 1888.
Arthur, President, 1881; death of, 1886.
Ashantee, British wars in, 1895, 1896,
1900.
Aspern, battle of, 1809.
Assouan Dam, 1902.
Athens, fall of, 1827; riot In, 1901.
Auber, death of, 187L
Audubon, death of, 1851.
Auerstadt, battle of, 1806.
Augereau, Marshal, replaces St. Cyi'
1809.
Austerlitz, battle of, 1806.
Australia, gold discovered in, 1851.
Austria, made an empire, 1804; wars
with France, 1806, 1809; aids France
against Russia, 1811; wars with
France, 1813, 1814, 1815: occupation
of Italy, 1821, 1;, 1846, 1847; revo-
lution in, 1848, 1849; relations with
Prussia, 1850, 1852, 1853, 1854; ulti-
matum to Sardinia, 1858; war with
France, 1859; war with Denmark,
18t63, 1864; war with Prussia, 1866;
empress of, assassinated, 1898.
Automobile service, Gurney's, 1829.



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