Colorado became the second US state to give women the right to vote.
Women's right to vote in New Zealand was given Royal Assent.
33-year-old Katharine Lee Bates wrote the famous song 'America the Beautiful.'
Stock markets crashed in New York because of a public panic, which was traced back to wheat crop failure in Argentina.
Center left-wing Independent Labour Party was formed in Britain with Keir Hardie as the leader.
The Pledge of Allegiance was first recited in American schools.
Notorious American outlaws, The Dalton Brothers, set out to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas.
The first-ever American football game played at night occurred in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper was published for the first time.
Abercrombie & Fitch opened their first store in Manhattan, New York City, US.
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.
The first Negro Catholic priest, Charles Uncles, was ordained in the US.
An all-steel church called San Sebastian Church opened in Manila, Philippines.
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 territory of Oklahoma was incorporated.
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.
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.
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.
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.
