Thomas Edison received a patent for his new invention, the phonograph.
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D Major premiered in Vienna.
Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph to the editors of 'Scientific American.'
Thomas Edison demonstrated his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time.
Thomas Edison completed his first model of a phonograph.
The first-ever Wimbledon Championship began.
The first telephone was installed in the telegraph room in the White House, thanks to President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Jesse James and the famous James-Younger Gang robbed the Missouri Pacific Railroad near Otterville, Missouri, US.
Nelly Saunders and Rose Harland fought in America's first public women's boxing match.
The first-ever telephone call was made.
Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone.
Henry S. Parmalee patented the fire sprinkler system.
Andrew Hallidie introduced the cable car to San Francisco after witnessing a horse and carriage accident.
Leo Delibes' opera 'Le Roi l'a Dit' premiered in Paris at the Opéra-Comique.
Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the first blue jeans with copper rivets.
Inventor John Hyatt registered cellulose nitrate (celluloid) as a trademark.
The world's first international soccer match took place.
Inventor Phillip W Pratt obtained the patent for his sprinkler system designed to extinguish fires.
Thomas J Martin patented the fire extinguisher.
Inventor Moses F Gale patented the cigar lighter in the US.
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 first motion picture was shown to a theater audience at the Philadelphia Academy of Music.
The sweeping machine (vacuum cleaner) was patented in Chicago, US, by Ives W. McGaffey.
The Golden Spike was driven.
The Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first game, winning with 45-9 against the Great Westerns of Cincinnati.
George Westinghouse Jr. patented steam power brake devices in the US.
The first traffic lights were installed in London.
The first volume of 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott was published in the US.
J.B. Sutherland from Detroit patented refrigerated railroad cars.
The first issue of women's fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar was published.
Barbed wire was patented by Lucien B Smith in Ohio, US.
French inventor Pierre Lallement was awarded his patent for a pedal bicycle.
American religious leader Mary Baker Eddy was allegedly cured of her spinal injury by reading The Bible.
Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' novel was published in the US.
Charing Cross Railway Station opened in London, England.
The first US fire extinguisher patent was granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
London Underground was opened, making it the world’s oldest underground railway system.
Lewis Carroll told 10-year-old Alice Liddel a story that was the basis for 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.'
The first-ever color photo was taken.
The first railway line in Pakistan opened, with trains running from Karachi to Kotri.
London launched its first tram, built by George Francis Train from NYC.
Inventor Elisha Otis acquired a patent for a steam engine for elevators.
English Novelist George Eliot completed her famous book called 'The Mill on the Floss.'
Charles Darwin published his revolutionary work, On the Origin of Species.
Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls by walking across a tightrope.
The Codex Sinaiticus – one of the oldest known copies of the bible – was discovered in Egypt.
Inventor Hamilton Smith received his patent for his rotary washing machine.
Hyman Lipman patented the pencil with an eraser on top.
The National Association of Baseball Players was established in New York.
