in England: 1547
Telescopes invented: 1549
First coach made in England: 1564
Clocks first made in England: 1568
Bank of England incorporated: 1594
Shakespeare died: 1616
Circulation of the blood discovered: 1619
Barometer invented: 1623
First newspaper: 1629
Death of Galileo: 1643
Steam engine invented: 1649
Great fire in London: 1666
Cotton planted in the United States: 1759
Commencement of the American war: 1775
Declaration of American Independence: 1776
Recognition of American Independence: 1782
Bank of England suspended cash payment: 1791
Napoleon I. crowned emperor: 1804
Death of Napoleon: 1820
Telegraph invented by Morse: 1832
First daguerreotype in France: 1839
Beginning of the American civil war: 1861
End of the American civil war: 1865
Abraham Lincoln died: 1865
Great Chicago Fire: 1871
Jas. A. Garfield died: 1881
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT OUR BODIES.
The weight of the male infant at birth is 7 lbs. avoirdupois; that of
the female is not quite 6-1/2 lbs. The maximum weight (140-1/2 lbs.)
of the male is attained at the age of 40; that of the female (nearly
124 lbs.) is not attained until 50; from which ages they decline
afterward, the male to 127-1/4 lbs., the female to 100 lbs., nearly a
stone. The full-grown adult is 20 times as heavy as a new-born
infant. In the first year he triples his weight, afterwards the growth
proceeds in geometrical progression, so that if 50 infants in their
first year weigh 1,000 lbs.
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