150 Years 1887-1901 The Dalles THE DECADES OF HISTORY PART THREE OF THE DALLES CHRONICLE'S TEN-PART SERIES. April 27, 2007 Page 6 TIMELINE March 12, 1894 Bottled Coca-Cola is sold for the first time. September 1, 1894 A forest fire in Hinkley, Minnesota kills 450 people. February 9, 1895 Volleyball is invented. August 19, 1895 John Wesley Harden, outlaw and murderer is killed by a policeman in a saloon in El Paso, Texas. September 3, 1895 The first professional football game between the Latrobe YMCA and the Jeannette Athletic Club in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1895 D.D. Palmer does the first chiropractic spinal adjustment to Harvey Lillard founds the United State's largest non-medical doctorate level health care profession. November 5, 1895 The first U.S. patent for an automobile is granted to George B. Shelton. November 8, 1895 The type of radiation later known as X-rays is discovered by Wilhelm Rontgen. January 7, 1896 Film for motion pictures is patented by W.K. Dickson. January 9, 1896 The first battery-operated telephone switchboard is put into operation by New York Telephone and Telegraph. April 6, 1896 The first modern Olympic games hold their opening ceremonies in Athens, Greece. May 26, 1896 The first Dow Jones Industrial Average is published by Charles Dow. August 16, 1896 Gold is discovered in the Klondike region of northern Canada by Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie. October 3, 1896 The Dalton Gang tries to rob two banks in the same town at the same time. Only Emmet Dalton survives and he is badly wounded. Earline Wasser Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro Pc-cillin program