The Sierra Club was formed.
The General Electric Company was formed in New York.
Lord Stanley of Preston pledges to donate a challenge cup for the best ice hockey team in Canada.
Oscar Wilde's ''Lady Windermere Fan" premiered at St James Theatre, London, UK.
The Coca-Cola Company was incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia.
The rules of Basketball are published.
Black men were chased away by gunmen after trying to rescue white survivors during a mine explosion.
Ellis Island opened as a US immigration inspection station.
Asteroid 323 Brucia became the first asteroid discovered using photography.
The first Negro Catholic priest, Charles Uncles, was ordained in the US.
An all-steel church called San Sebastian Church opened in Manila, Philippines.
The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope was shown to members of the National Federation of Women's Club.
Tchaikovsky conducted the first public concert at the newly-built Music Hall in New York City.
The world's first weightlifting championship took place in London, England.
A five-day blizzard started in the south of England and killed 200 people.
The Wounded Knee Massacre took place.
King William III of the Netherlands died at age 73 and had no male heirs. His throne was given to his daughter Princess Wilhelmina.
Daniel McCree patented the portable fire escape in the US.
The United States Congress established Yosemite National Park.
The US Congress abolished the gold dollar and three-dollar coins.
Sequoia National Park was established in the Sierra Nevada region of California, USA, by the National park service.
Vincent van Gogh shot himself at a wheat field in Auvers-Sur-Oise, France, and died from his wounds two days later.
Wyoming became the 44th state to join the United States of America.
Idaho became the 43rd state to join the United States of America.
The first-ever cricket County Championship started, finishing with Yorkshire beating Gloucestershire.
The territory of Oklahoma was incorporated.
A Study in Scarlet became the first US edition of British detective Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
US President Benjamin Harrison dedicated the Chicago Auditorium which was designed by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler.
The jukebox was presented for the first time at a Palais Royale, Saloon in San Francisco, California, US.
Nellie Bly, a pioneering female journalist, embarked on a trip to travel around the world in less than 80 days.
Washington became the 42nd state to join the United States of America.
Montana became the 41st state to join the United States of America.
North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th & 40th states to join the United States of America.
The Moulin Rouge cabaret opened its doors in Paris for the first time.
Fusajiro Yamauchi founded Nintendo in Japan.
Inventor William Gray received a patent for creating the telephone that uses coins to operate it.
The city of Tijuana in Mexico was founded.
The Wall Street Journal issued its first paper.
The iconic Eiffel Tower officially opened and was the tallest man-made tower for 41 years.
Computer pioneer Herman Hollerith patents his punched card calculator.
Vincent van Gogh cut his left ear off with a razor after an argument with fellow painter Paul Gauguin.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony was performed for the first time in St Petersburg, Russia.
Mary Jane Kelly was found dead on her bed in London. She is thought to have been the fifth and final victim of the infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper.
Thomas Edison filed his patent for the Optical Phonograph.
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche celebrated his 44th birthday by beginning his autobiography 'Ecce Homo,' which was published in 1908.
Jack the Ripper killed his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
London serial killer Jack the Ripper claimed his second victim, Annie Chapman.
Edith Eleanor McLean became the first baby ever to use an incubator.
Inventor George Eastman patented camera shutters and trademarked the name 'Kodak.'
A body was found in London, which was revealed to be Mary Ann Nichols, who was a victim of the serial killer Jack the Ripper.
