DATES OF HISTORICAL EVENTS CUSTOMARILY OR OCCASIONALLY OBSERVED. 1. Emancipation Proclamation by Lincoln, July 1-3. Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. 1863. Jan. Jan. 8. Battle of New Orleans, 1815. July July July July July 3. Cervera's fleet was destroyed off Santiago, 1898. 4. Declaration of Independence, 1776. 12. Orangemen's Day. 14. The Bastile was destroyed, 1789. 16. Santiago surrendered. 1898. July 21. Battle of Bull Run, 1861. Aug. 7. Gen. Nathanael Greene born, 1742. Aug. 13. Manila surrendered to the Americans, Ang. Sep. Sep. 22. George Washington born, 1732, Feb.22-23. Battle of Buena Vista, 1847. March 5 Boston Massacre, 1770, March 15. Andrew Jackson born, 1767. March 18. Grover Cleveland born, 1837. April 9. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, 1865. Sep. April 12, Fort Sumter fired on, 1861. April 12. Henry Clay born, 1777. April 13 Thomas Jefferson born, 1743. Sep. April 14 Lincoln assassinated, 1865, Ap. 18-19. Earthquake and great conflagration at San Francisco, 1906. Sep. Sep. April 19. Primrose Day in England, Lord Beacons field died, 1881. April 19. Battles of Lexington and Concord, 1775. April 30. Washington was inaugurated first President, 1789. 1898. 11. Battle of Lake Champlain, McDonough's victory, 1814. 13. Battle of Chapultepec, 1847. 14. City of Mexico taken by the U.S. troops, Sep. 17. Battle of Antietam, 1862. 12. Columbus discovered America, 1492. 27. Theodore Roosevelt born, 1858. 5. Guy Fawkes Day in England. The Gunpowder Plot discovered, 1604. 9. King Edward VII. born, 1841. May 1. Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet at Manila, 1898. Oct. Oct. Oct. Ready-Reference Calendar.—1. For ascertaining the Day of the Week for any given Time from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Year 2200. RULE.-To the day of the Month, add Factors for Month, Century, and Year, and divide the total by 7. Week-day of Washington's Birthday, February 22, 1908. (Leap year.) The year 00 of Centuries in heavier type was, or will be, a Leap year. 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 55 60 61 64 65 66 67 The system of this Calendar is taken from one printed in Whitaker's (London) Almanac. Ready-Reference Calendar.-2. For ascertaining any Day of the Week for any given Time within Two Hundred Years from the introduction of the New Style, 1753, to 1952 inclusive. NOTE -The letters in the list of Years from 1753 to 1952," refer to the table headed with the Months, the figures in which refer to the same 2562472 Monday 1 Tuesday figures at the head of the Wednesday Thursday 1SUNDAY 1 2SUNDAY 2 Monday 2 3SUNDAY 3 Monday 8 Tuesday 4 5 1Friday 2 Saturday 3 4 Monday 4 Tuesday 4 Wednesday 4 5 6 Friday 6 7 Saturday 8 SUNDAY 8 5 SUNDAY 5 Monday 5 Tuesday 5 Wednesday 5 Thursday wednesd. 10 Thursday 10 Friday 10 Saturday 10 SUNDAY 10 Tuesday 11 Wednesd. 11 13 16 20 9 SUNDAY 10 Monday Thursday 11 Friday 11 Saturday 11 Tuesday Friday 12 Saturday 12 SUNDAY 12 Monday 12 Tuesday 12 Wednesd. 12 Thursday 12 Saturday 13 SUNDAY 13 Monday 13 Tuesday 13 Wednesd. 13 Thursday 13 Friday SUNDAY 14 Monday 14 Tuesday The let-Monday 14 Wednesd. 14 Thursday 14 Friday 14 Saturday 14 15 Tuesday 15 Wednesd. 15 Thursday 15 Friday 15 Saturday 15 SUNDAY 15 ter ""Is attached. Look Tuesday 16 Wednesd. 16 Thursday 16 Friday 16 Saturday 16 SUNDAY 16 Monday Wednesd. 17 Thursday 17 Friday 17 Saturday 17 SUNDAY 17 Monday 17 Tuesday 17 for the same letter in the Thursday 18 Friday 18 Saturday 18 SUNDAY 18 Monday 18 Tuesday 18 Wednesd. 18 Friday 19 Saturday 19 SUNDAY 19 Monday 19 Tuesday 19 Wednesd. 19 Thursday 19 table of Months and in a Saturday 20 SUNDAY 20 Monday 20 Tuesday 20 Wednesd. 20 Thursday 20 Friday SUNDAY 21 Monday 21 Tuesday 21 Wednesd. 21 Thursday 21 Friday 21 Saturday 21 parallel line under July is Monday 22 Tuesday 22 Wednesd. 22 Thursday 22 Friday 22 Saturday 22 SUNDAY 22 the figure 3, which dl-Wednesd. 24 Thursday 24 Friday Tuesday 23 Wednesd. 23 Thursday 23 Friday 23 Saturday 23 SUNDAY 23 Monday 24 Saturday 24 SUNDAY 24 Monday 24 Tuesday rects to column 8 in the Thursday 25 Friday 25 Saturday 25 SUNDAY 25 Monday 25 Tuesday 25 Wednesd. 25 Friday 26 Saturday 26 SUNDAY 26 Monday 26 Tuesday 26 Wednesd. 26 Thursday 26 table of Days below, in Saturday 27 SUNDAY 27 Monday 27 Tuesday 27 Wednesd. 27 Thursday 27 Friday SUNDAY 28 Monday 28 Tuesday 28 Wednesd. 28 Thursday 28 Friday 28 Saturday which it will be seen that Monday 29 Tuesday 29 Wednesd. 29 Thursday 29 Friday 29 Saturday 29 SUNDAY 29 Tuesday July 4 falls on Saturday. 30 Wednesd. 30 Thursday 30 Friday 30 Saturday 30 SUNDAY 30 Monday Wednesd. 31 Thursday 31 Friday 31 Saturday 31|SUNDAY 31 Monday 81 Tuesday 23 24 27 28 30 31 Ritualistic Calendar. COLORS FOR THE ALTAR IN USE IN RITUALISTIC EPISCOPAL CHURCHES IN THE UNITED STATES, White. From the First Service (First Vespers) of Christmas Day to the Octave of Epiphany, inclusive (except on the Feasts of Martyrs); on Maundy Thursday (for the celebration; from the First Service of Easter Day to the Vigil of Pentecost (except on Feasts of Martyrs and Rogation Days); on Trinity Sunday. Conversion of St. Paul, Purification. Annunciation, St. John Baptist. St. Michael, St. Luke, All Saints, Saints who are not Martyrs, and Patron Saints (Transfiguration and Dedication of Church). Red.-From First Vespers of Pentecost to the First Vespers of Trinity Sunday (which includes Ember Days), Holy Innocents (if on a Sunday), and Feasts of all Martyrs. Violet. From Septuagesima to Maundy Thursday (Easter Eve); Advent Sunday to Christmas Eve; Vigils, Ember Days (except in Whitsun Week), and Rogation Days; Holy Innocents (unless on Sunday). Black, Good Friday and at funerals, Green, All other days. These regulations as to colors are general, A more minute code changing with each year is published in the church almanacs. The year 5668 Is an embolismic imperfect year of 383 days, and the year 5669 an ordinary perfect year of 355 days. |