There will be three eclipses during this year, two of the Sun and one of the Moon.

I. The first will be an Annular eclipse of the Sun, January 22, 7 o'clock and 6 minutes in the morning; invisible in North America. The eclipse begins on the earth in longitude 25° 52′ E. from Washington, D. C., and latitude 23° 55′ S.

Ends on the earth in longitude 124° 13′ E. from Washington, and latitude 11° 23' N.

II. An Annular eclipse of the Sun, July 19, 4 o'clock and 21 minutes in the morning; invisible in North America.

III. A partial eclipse of the Moon, December 27-28, 11 o'clock and 31 minutes in the forenoon; invisible at Washington.

MORNING STARS.

Venus, after Sept. 23.
Mars, until July 1.
Jupiter, after Feb. 8 until June 2.
Saturn, after March 26 until July 7.

EVENING STARS.

Venus, until Sept. 23.
Mars, after July 1.

Jupiter, until Feb. 8; after June 2.
Saturn, until Mch, 26; after July 7.

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Tues. 1718 General Putnam born.

Wed. 1815 Defeat of the British at New 7 19 4 55 rises.

Orleans.

9 Thur. 1788 Connecticut ratified the Con 7 19 4 56 6 39

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Thur. 1841 Banks resumed specie paym'ts.
1600 Calderon de la Barca born.
1782 Daniel Webster born.

Sun. 1848 Gold discovered in California.

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21 Tues. 1793 Louis XVI. beheaded.

22 Wed. 1783 Byron born.

Thur. 1806 William Pitt died.

1712 Frederick the Great born.

1759 Robert Burns born.

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Sun. 1837 Michigan admitted into the 7 12 5 15

28 Tues. 1859 William H. Prescott died.

29 Wed. 1861 Kansas admitted to the Union.

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Thur. 1649 King Charles I. beheaded.

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1849 Abolition of the Corn Laws.

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