CHRONOLOGY.

1580. The first bombs were thrown upon the town of Wachtendonck in

Guelderland. The invention is commonly attributed to Galen, bishop of

Munster.

1726. Daniel Whitby, the learned commentator on the New Testament, died.

He was born at Rushden, Northamptonshire, in 1638, and was eminent for

ability and honesty throughout his life.

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