American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted the patent for the revolving door.
Brazil introduced the Golden Law (Lei Áurea), signed by the Princess Imperial of Brazil, which abolished all forms of slavery.
The Football League meets for the first time.
Aston Villa's director, William McGregor, formed the English Football League.
George Hancock, who invented softball, played the first match in Chicago.
The infamous Bloody Sunday Protests were held in London.
The Manchester Ship Canal started its construction in Eastham, England.
Alexander Miles patented the automatic opening and closing elevator.
The first eclipse observation from a hot air balloon took place at 11,500 feet altitude by Dmitri Mendeleev in Russia.
Canada's Banff National Park became the nation’s first national park.
Herman Hollerith patents his punch card calculator.
Digging began to make way for the construction of the Eiffel Tower, Paris.
The world's largest snowflake measuring 15 inches wide by 8 inches thick, was discovered in a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana.
The Melbourne cable tramway system opened the Victoria Bridge line in Melbourne, Australia.
The Charleston earthquake occurred, making it one of the most devastating to affect the US East Coast.
Crocker-Woolworth National Bank formed its headquarters in San Francisco.
Mechanical engineer Karl Benz drove his first automobile in Mannheim, Germany.
Dr. John Pemberton sold the first Coca-Cola at Jacobs' Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.
A national strike began in the United States, calling for an eight-hour workday instead of 12 hours.
Sir Henry Thompson conducted the UK's first cremation on the corpse of Mrs. Jeannette C. Pickersgill.
The first-ever classified ad was published in The Times, London, UK.
Martial Law was declared in Seattle by President Grover Cleveland due to anti-Chinese unrest.
German engineer Carl Benz patents the first modern automobile.
Modern hockey is born.
Indian National Congress (INC) founded.
A samurai called Itō Hirobumi became Japan's first Prime Minister.
German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveiled the world's first motorcycle, referred to as the Daimler Reitwagen.
Sylvanus Bowser's invention of the gasoline pump was delivered to a dealer in Fort Wayne, Indiana, US.
The first cafeteria in the US opened in New York City.
Inventor Gottlieb Daimler filed for a patent for a two-wheel 'riding car,' or in other words, 'motorcycle.'
The first-ever Japanese patent was issued.
Joseph Pulitzer wrote an article in New York World to ask the public to donate towards constructing the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty.
The first successful rabies vaccine was successfully tested on a 9-year-old boy in France.
The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City.
Jan Matzeliger gave a public demonstration about his shoe-producing invention in Lynn, Massachusetts.
The first-ever magazine issue of 'Good Housekeeping' was published.
Gottlieb Daimler patents his engine design.
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in the United States.
The oldest soft drink brand, Dr Pepper, sold its very first bottle in the USA.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was first published in the UK and Canada.
John B. Meyenberg from St. Louis, Missouri, patented powdered milk.
The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, UK, was adopted as the world's Prime Meridian.
Inventor George Eastman patented his 35mm photographic film in the US.
Foundations were placed on Bedloe's Island, New York City, to become home of the Statue of Liberty.
The world's first stock index was published.
Construction started on Chicago's first-ever skyscraper for the Home Insurance Company of New York.
General Laborer Thomas Stevens started his first bicycle trip around the world.
The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
Canada's last-ever sighting of the Eastern Cougar was found in Ontario.
Canadian and American railroads adopt time zones.
