A meteorite weighing 8kg landed southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.
The most famous western gunfight happened at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
The first-ever inaugural US National Championship for tennis occurred in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
Hurricane Five struck Florida and caused 700 fatalities.
American outlaw Billy the Kid, also known as William H, Bonney was shot dead by police.
Charles J. Guiteau shot US President James A. Garfield in Washington, D.C.
The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton, a pioneering American nurse.
Billy the Kid escaped from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
The world's first black international football player, Andrew Watson, played his first of three matches in Scotland.
A 3,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian obelisk called 'Cleopatra's Needle' was erected in Central Park, New York, US.
Alcohol was prohibited in Kansas.
After being in construction for 632 years, the Cologne Cathedral was completed.
The first payphone went into service in the US.
The war on the Pacific began after Chile declared war with Bolivia and Peru.
The first Woolworth store opens in Utica, New York.
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 English explorer Verney Cameron became the first European to cross Africa from east to west.
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.
