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Show THIS DATE Iff HISTORY SEP'T 8 1004 Now Netherlands ceased to exist; tlie English Uag was hoisted over the fort, and the name of New York was substituted fpr New Amsterdam. Amster-dam. 1758 British defeated by Dles-kau Dles-kau near Lake Qeorge. French defeated on same day. 1760 Montreal and the whole of Canada surrendered to the English. rassENOEK. 1781 Battle of Kutaw Springs, 8. C, one of the most sanguinary fights of the Revolution; American loss 565, British 093. 1847 Battle of Molina del R9y, Mexico. 1865 The French capture the Malakoff; the Russians retired from Sebastopol, and the allies al-lies enter the city. 1865 Attempted assassination of the French emperor em-peror by Bellemarre. 1889-Death of William Pitt Fossendcn, financier. 1870 The French republio recognized by the United States. . 1889 Gilford, Conn., celebrated its 250th annl. versary. |