IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1321.—Dante died. 1737.—Haydn born. 1805.—Nelson left England for the last time. 1812.—Burning of Moscow commenced. 1852.—Death of the Duke of Wellington. 1854.—Allied troops landed at Crimea. 1857.—Storming of Delhi. 1882.—Egyptian War; Cairo occupied by British troops. 1901.—President M'Kinley died from effects of wounds received eight days earlier. 1922.—Turkish troops, after capturing Smyrna from Greeks, destroy city by fire and slaughter non-Moslem inhabitants. —September 15. 1833. —Arthur Henry Hallam died. 1840.—Town of Auckland founded. 1881.—Death of William Sefton Moorhoiise. 1891.—Floods in Spain; 3,000 drowned in Toledo province 1914. —First' Aisno battle begun. 1916.—Somme battle begun; heavy New Zealand casualties at Flers; first use ot tanks. , Buckingham Palace deliberately bombed. Their Majesties unharmed. Raids on London continue. Not so severe as before. Invaders paying more attention to country districts. Russia informs Germany that she insists on taking part in all discussions affecting the Danube. South African Government determined to put down subversive activities. Chinese carrying out greatest guerrilla offensive of Sino-Japanese war. America’s attitude stiffens Indo-China. Confidence returning. London defences using secret new type of shell against enemy planes. j
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Evening Star, Issue 23681, 14 September 1940, Page 1
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182IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 23681, 14 September 1940, Page 1
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