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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 2 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), District of Columbia. (search)
vention of the Protestant Episcopal Church held at Washington......Oct. 5, 1898 Gas explosion in the Capitol wrecks the Supreme Court room......Nov. 7, 1898 General Garcia, the Cuban leader, dies at Washington......Dec. 11, 1898 Congress appropriates $10,000 for the celebration of the establishment of the seat of government at Washington......Feb. 28, 1899 President of the board of commissioners of the District of Columbia are as follows: Seth Ledyard Phelps, president......July 1, 1878, to Nov. 29, 1879 Josiah Dent, president......Nov. 29, 1879, to July 17, 1882 Josiah Rodman West, president......July 17, 1882, to March 29, 1883 James Barker Edmonds, president......March 29, 1883, to April 1, 1886 William Benning Webb, president......April 1, 1886, to May 21, 1889 John Watkinson Douglass, president......May 21, 1889, to March 1, 1893 John Wesley Ross, president......March 1, 1893, to June 1, 1898 John Brewer Wight, president......June 1, 1898, to
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Weather Bureau. (search)
em of international co-operative simultaneous weather observation, proposed by General Myer at the congress of meteorologists convened at Vienna, is begun......September, 1873 All Smithsonian weather observers transferred to the signal service at the instance of Prof. Joseph Henry......Feb. 2, 1874 Meteorological reports of army post surgeons ordered by the surgeon-general to be sent to the chief signal office......June 19, 1874 Daily publication of Bulletin of international simultaneous meteorological observations of the Northern Hemisphere begun at Washington......Jan. 1, 1875 Publication of graphic synoptic International weather maps of simultaneous observations begun by General Myer......July 1, 1878 Brig.-Gen. W. B. Hazen appointed chief signal officer......Dec. 6, 1880 Gen. A. W. Greely appointed chief signal officer......March 3, 1887 Weather bureau transferred to the Department of Agriculture, and Prof. Mark W. Harrington appointed chief......June 30, 1891