Events on June 7 in history

Temperance movement in the United States (June 7, 1899)

American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.

The Temperance movement in the United States is a movement to curb the consumption of alcohol. It had a large influence on American politics and American society in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, culminating in the unsuccessful prohibition of alcohol, through the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, from 1920 to 1933. Today, there are organizations that continue to promote the cause of temperance.

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Events on 1899

2 Feb

Canberra
The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
4 Feb

Battle of Manila (1899)
The Philippine-American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
6 Feb

Treaty of Paris (1898)
Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
6 Mar

Aspirin
Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
18 Apr

Royal charter
The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.

Events on June 7 in history

Temperance movement in the United States (June 7, 1899)

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Events on 1899

Canberra

Battle of Manila (1899)

Treaty of Paris (1898)

Aspirin

Royal charter