Paiute spiritual leader
Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the
Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas.
January 4 – An Act to Regulate Appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States is signed by President
Grover Cleveland. It establishes a Commissioned Corps of officers, as a predecessor to the modern-day U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
March 15 –
Samoan crisis: German and American warships keep each other at bay in a standoff in
Apia Harbor, ending when a
cyclone blows in and sinks them all.
March 31 – The
Eiffel Tower is inaugurated in Paris (opens
May 6). At 300 m (980 ft), its height exceeds the previous
tallest structure in the world by 130 m (430 ft). Contemporary critics regard it as aesthetically displeasing.
April–June
April 1 – Following a failed attempt at a coup, French defense minister
Georges Boulanger is forced to flee the country.
April 22 – At high noon in Oklahoma Territory, thousands rush to claim land in the
Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of
Oklahoma City and
Guthrie are formed, with populations of at least 10,000.
May 11 –
Wham Paymaster robbery: An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort in the Arizona Territory results in the theft of over $28,000, and the award of two
Medals of Honor.
August 10 – At the
ViennaHofburg, the grand opening ceremony is held for the
Imperial Natural History Museum (
German: K.k. Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum), begun in 1871; from August 13 to the end of December, the museum counts 175,000 visitors.
November 14 – Inspired by
Jules Verne, pioneer American woman journalist
Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) begins an attempt to beat travel around the world in less than 80 days (Bly finishes the journey in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes).
November 15 – Field Marshal
Deodoro da Fonseca organizes a military
coup, which deposes Emperor
Pedro II of Brazil and abolishes the Brazilian
monarchy. Deodoro da Fonseca proclaims Brazil a republic, and forms a provisional government.
An early method of
high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission, as developed by the Swiss engineer
René Thury,[8] is implemented commercially in Italy by the Acquedotto de Ferrari-Galliera Company. This system transmits 630 kW at 14 kV DC over a distance of 120 km (75 mi).[9]
The
Capilano Suspension Bridge (the longest suspension foot-bridge in the world) is opened in British Columbia.
Paiute spiritual leader
Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the
Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas.
January 4 – An Act to Regulate Appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States is signed by President
Grover Cleveland. It establishes a Commissioned Corps of officers, as a predecessor to the modern-day U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
March 15 –
Samoan crisis: German and American warships keep each other at bay in a standoff in
Apia Harbor, ending when a
cyclone blows in and sinks them all.
March 31 – The
Eiffel Tower is inaugurated in Paris (opens
May 6). At 300 m (980 ft), its height exceeds the previous
tallest structure in the world by 130 m (430 ft). Contemporary critics regard it as aesthetically displeasing.
April–June
April 1 – Following a failed attempt at a coup, French defense minister
Georges Boulanger is forced to flee the country.
April 22 – At high noon in Oklahoma Territory, thousands rush to claim land in the
Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of
Oklahoma City and
Guthrie are formed, with populations of at least 10,000.
May 11 –
Wham Paymaster robbery: An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort in the Arizona Territory results in the theft of over $28,000, and the award of two
Medals of Honor.
August 10 – At the
ViennaHofburg, the grand opening ceremony is held for the
Imperial Natural History Museum (
German: K.k. Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum), begun in 1871; from August 13 to the end of December, the museum counts 175,000 visitors.
November 14 – Inspired by
Jules Verne, pioneer American woman journalist
Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) begins an attempt to beat travel around the world in less than 80 days (Bly finishes the journey in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes).
November 15 – Field Marshal
Deodoro da Fonseca organizes a military
coup, which deposes Emperor
Pedro II of Brazil and abolishes the Brazilian
monarchy. Deodoro da Fonseca proclaims Brazil a republic, and forms a provisional government.
An early method of
high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission, as developed by the Swiss engineer
René Thury,[8] is implemented commercially in Italy by the Acquedotto de Ferrari-Galliera Company. This system transmits 630 kW at 14 kV DC over a distance of 120 km (75 mi).[9]
The
Capilano Suspension Bridge (the longest suspension foot-bridge in the world) is opened in British Columbia.