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The 1890s also saw further developments in the history of the automobile. 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 ...
The 1889–1890 pandemic, often referred to as the "Asiatic flu" [1] or "Russian flu", was a worldwide respiratory viral pandemic. It was the last great pandemic of the 19th century, and is among the deadliest pandemics in history.
This article provides a list of wars occurring between 1800 and 1899.Conflicts of this era include the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, the American Civil War in North America, the Taiping Rebellion in Asia, the Paraguayan War in South America, the Zulu War in Africa, and the Australian frontier wars in Oceania.
1890s: Bike boom sweeps Europe and America. The Wounded Knee Massacre in South Dakota was the last battle in the American Indian Wars. This event represents the end of the American Old West. Italy annexes Eritrea. First use of the electric chair as a method for execution. Death of Vincent van Gogh. The cardboard box is invented.
1890 (United States) United Mine Workers of America founded. [20] 1890 (United States) United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Strike occurred; the union demanded an eight-hour work day. [20] 25 July 1890 (United States) New York garment workers won the right to unionize after a seven-month strike.
The Baring crisis [1] or the Panic of 1890 was an acute recession. Although less serious than other panics of the era, it is the nineteenth century’s most famous sovereign debt crisis , [ 2 ] and the 17th largest decline in U.S. stock market history.
Trump describes America in the 1890s as 'the wealthiest it ever was.' In fact, it was a decade of Depression, and a dark age for the Republican Party ... The latter was followed by a slow recovery ...
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.