Browsing named entities in Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). You can also browse the collection for Mich or search for Mich in all documents.

Your search returned 3 results in 2 document sections:

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Temperance reform. (search)
s first address in Exeter Hall, London......Aug. 2, 1853 World's temperance convention in Metropolitan Hall, N. Y......Sept. 6-10, 1853 Spirit rations in the navy of the United States abolished after......Sept. 1, 1862 National Temperance Society and publication house, with headquarters at New York, organized......1865 National Prohibition party organized at Chicago, Ill......Sept. 1-2, 1869 National Prohibition party nominates James Black (Pa.) for President and John Russell (Mich.) for Vice-President, who receive 5,608 popular votes......1872 Blue-ribbon movement begun by Francis Murphy, of Maine......1873 Woman's temperance crusade begins in Hillsboro, O.......December, 1873 National Woman's Christian Temperance Union organized......Nov. 18-20, 1874 Women's international temperance congress in Philadelphia, Pa.......June 12, 1876 International temperance congress in Philadelphia, Pa.......June 13-14, 1876 Department of scientific temperance in publi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), War of 1812, (search)
511 merchant-vessels—in all 686, manned by 18,000 seamen. Chronology. The following is a record of the chief battles and naval engagements between the United States forces and the combined British and Indian forces: Action at Brownstown, Mich.......Aug. 5, 1812 Action at Maguaga, 14 miles below Detroit......Aug. 9, 1812 Surrender of Fort Dearborn and massacre (Chicago)......Aug. 15, 1812 Surrender of Detroit by Gen. William Hull (Michigan))......Aug. 16, 1812 Frigate Constissel, having on board Theodosia, the wife of Governor Alston and only child of Aaron Burr, is never heard of afterwards.] Action at Frenchtown, now Monroe, Mich......Jan. 18, 1813 Defeat and capture of General Winchester at the river Raisin, Mich......Jan. 22, 1813 British fleet, Vice-Admiral Cockburn, attempts to blockade the Atlantic coast......January et seq. 1813 Sloop-of-war Hornet captures and sinks British sloop Peacock near the mouth of the Demerara River, South America.....