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Panhard-Levassor (1890–1895). This model was the first automobile to circulate in Portugal. 1890s: Bike boom sweeps Europe and America with hundreds of bicycle manufacturers in the biggest bicycle craze to date. 1890: Clément Ader of Muret, France creates his Ader Éole. "Ader claimed that while he was aboard the Ader Eole he made a steam ...
San Francisco plague of 1900–1904 begins. After a 13-day special session, the California legislature votes for Thomas R. Bard to fill the vacancy for its U.S. Senator vacant since March 1899. February 9 – Dwight F. Davis creates the Davis Cup tennis tournament.
1890 – Sherman Antitrust Act; 1890 – Jacob Riis published "How the Other Half Lives" 1890 – Sherman Silver Purchase Act; 1890 – McKinley Tariff; 1890 – Yosemite National Park created; 1890 – Idaho and Wyoming become states; 1890 – Wounded Knee Massacre; 1890 – National American Woman Suffrage Association founded
Herman Hollerith invents the first electric counting machine for the 1890 census. Samuel Marinus Zwemer co-founds the American Arabian Mission. [4] Schools founded include: Plattsburgh Normal School (Plattsburgh, New York) Riverside Elementary School (Wichita, Kansas) Battle Ground Academy Franklin, Tennessee.
The 1860s were a period of growing protectionism in the United States, while the European free trade phase lasted from 1860 to 1892. The tariff average rate on imports of manufactured goods in 1875 was from 40% to 50% in the United States, against 9% to 12% in continental Europe at the height of free trade. [44]
1900s; 1910s; See also: ... (1860–1899) List of years in the United States; 1890 in the United States: 1890 in U.S. states ... Wikipedia® is a registered trademark ...
1900 Fly swatter. A fly swatter is a hand-held device for swatting and killing flies and other insects. The first modern fly-destruction device was invented in 1900 by Robert R. Montgomery, an entrepreneur based in Decatur, Illinois. [75] On January 9, 1900, Montgomery was issued U.S. patent #640,790 for the "Fly-Killer". [76] 1900 Thumbtack
1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1890th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 890th year of the 2nd millennium, the 90th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1890, the ...