Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
Inventor Richard Rhodes received the patent for a hearing aid.
George Selden filed for the first patent for a gasoline-driven automobile.
The war on the Pacific began after Chile declared war with Bolivia and Peru.
US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
Madison Square Garden in New York City opened North America's first artificial ice rink.
