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.
Sandford Fleming proposes the use of time zones.
The modern state of Qatar was founded with Jassim Bin Mohammad Al Thani as its leader.
The Treaty of Berlin was signed, granting Serbia, Montenegro, and Romania independence from Turkey.
American Congress eliminated the twenty-cent coin.
The first telephone directory was issued, which consisted of a single card with 50 names and addresses in Connecticut, USA.
The Boston Bicycle Club was formed, becoming the first cycling club in the United States.
Segregation of races on public transport became illegal as ruled by US Supreme Court.
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D Major premiered in Vienna.
The first telephone was installed in the telegraph room in the White House, thanks to President Rutherford B. Hayes.
A 14-year-old girl performed the world's first human cannonball in London, England.
German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann found The Mask of Agamemnon at the Greek site of Mycenae.
The Indian Appropriations Act added the sell or starve clause.
Colorado became the 38th state to join the United States of America.
Americans were introduced to bananas.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed his 'Swan Lake' ballet.
Seven Irish prisoners broke out of the Western Australian Colony's Fremantle Prison and fled to the US.
Nelly Saunders and Rose Harland fought in America's first public women's boxing match.
A field in Bath County, Kentucky, was showered by a steady rain of mystery meat. This became known as the Kentucky meat shower.
Julius Wolff supplied the first canned sardines from Maine, USA.
The Philadelphia Zoo opened. At the time, it was the only zoo in the 'New World.'
The first recorded dam disaster happened in the US.
Jesse James's gang robbed up to $22,000 on a train at Gads Hill, Missouri, US.
The Albert Bridge opened in London, England.
Andrew Hallidie introduced the cable car to San Francisco after witnessing a horse and carriage accident.
Priam's Treasure was discovered.
Leo Delibes' opera 'Le Roi l'a Dit' premiered in Paris at the Opéra-Comique.
The Spanish National Assembly officially abolished slavery in Puerto Rico.
The world's first international soccer match took place.
Suffragette Susan B. Anthony was arrested in New York State for illegally voting in the presidential race.
The Ballot Act was passed in Great Britain.
Arbor Day was celebrated for the first time in America in Nebraska.
The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act went into law, making it the first National Park in the world.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened for the first time in New York City.
The three-day Great Chicago Fire was finally extinguished after destroying 3.3 square miles.
Wisconsin was struck by the deadliest wildfire in US history.
The Colony of British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation.
Jesse James, his brother Frank and their gang stormed into Obocock Bank, Corydon, Iowa.
Queen Victoria opened the Royal Albert Hall in London.
England and Scotland compete in the first international rugby match.
San Francisco's skies went dark after millions of birds flew across the city's western side.
President Ulysses S. Grant founded the US Weather Bureau.
The United States Weather Bureau made its first comprehensive weather forecast.
The Transcontinental Railroad linking up the East and West halves of the US was completed in Colorado.
The Tower Subway in London became the first underground tube railway to open.
The US Federal Trademark Act began, which allowed authorization of Trademarks.
The United States Department of Justice was formed.
Congress passed the Enforcement Act.
Canada no longer accepted US silver coins as legal tender in the country.
