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Gilman, Arthur 1837-
Author; born in Alton, III., June 22, 1837; was the executive officer of the Harvard Annex, and its regent when it became Radcliffe College.
Among his works are Tales of the Pathfinders; The discovery of America; The Colonization of America; The making of the American nation, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lovejoy , Elijah parish 1802 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Phillips , Wendell 1811 -1884 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Riots in the United States . (search)
Riots in the United States.
The following is a list of some of the most important riots:
Boston massacre 1770
Doctor's mob, New York 1788
At Baltimore, Md. 1812, 1861
Alton, Ill. 1837
Philadelphia 1844
Astor Place riots in New York, growing out of rivalry between the actors Forrest and Macready May 10, 1849
Draft riot in New York; mob in possession of the city July 13 to 17, 1863
Orange riot in New York between Catholic and Protestant Irish; sixty persons killed July 12, 1871
Cincinnati.
After a verdict of manslaughter in the Berner and Palmer murder trial, both having confessed the murder.
Twenty untried murderers in the county jail.
Six days riot beganMarch 28, 1884
Anarchists in Chicago, Ill. May 4, 1886
Eleven Italians, implicated in the murder of David C. Hennessy, chief of police, are killed in the parish prison, New Orleans March 14, 1891
Carnegie iron and steel workers at Homestead, Pa. Strike lasted nearly six months; began Feb. 25, 1893
Federal troop
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)