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.
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.
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 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.
Canada's last-ever sighting of the Eastern Cougar was found in Ontario.
The musical 'Cordelia's Aspirations' was performed for the first time at Theatre Comique, New York, US.
The Orient Express started its first journey from Paris to Istanbul.
In Java, Indonesia, the Krakatoa volcano erupted and destroyed 70% of the island and its surroundings.
The last Quagga dies in captivity at the Natura Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam.
The first Orient Express leaves Paris.
President Arthur and NY Governor Cleveland opened the Brooklyn Bridge.
The first telephone call was made between New York and Chicago.
First Christmas tree to be illuminated by electric lights displayed.
The first power plant in the US, 'Pearl Street Station,' in Manhattan, New York, started generating electricity.
The opera 'Parsifal' by Richard Wagner premiered in Bayreuth, Germany.
Charles J. Guiteau was hung until dead for the assassination of US President James A. Garfield.
Henry W. Seely patented the electric iron in the US.
Robert Ford killed American outlaw Jesse James in St Joseph, Missouri.
A fire destroyed Vienna's Ring Theater, which killed between 640-850 people.
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.
