The Every Day Book of History and Chronology / Embracing the Anniversaries of Memorable Persons and Events in Every Period and State of the World, from the Creation to the Present Time
Joel Munsell
History
Book language: English
1642 pages
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology is a historical almanac by Joel Munsell, published in 1858. It arranges notable events and anniversaries for each day of the year, from the Creation to the author's present time. Listeners can browse by date to encounter the people and events that shaped the calendar.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
Transcriber's Note: A list of corrections follows the text. THE EVERY DAY BOOK OF HISTORY AND CHRONOLOGY: EMBRACING THE Anniversaries of Memorable Persons and Events, IN
EVERY PERIOD AND STATE OF THE WORLD,
FROM THE CREATION TO THE PRESENT TIME.
BY JOEL MUNSELL.
"What hath this day done? What hath it deserved?"
NEW YORK:
D. APPLETON & CO., 346 BROADWAY.
1858.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858,
BY JOEL MUNSELL,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Northern District of
New York.
CONTENTS
Preface.
July.
January.
August.
February. September.
March.
October.
April.
November.
May.
December.
June.
Index to Names of
Persons.
Index to Battles,
Sieges and Other
Military Operations.
General Index.
PREFACE.
The object of this work, as will be seen, is to bring together the great events of each day of the year, in all ages, as far as their dates can be ascertained, and to arrange them chronologically. It has been
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