May 01 William Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrenders to US Navy

May 19 William Francis Channing &Moses G Farmer patents electric fire alarm

May 10 Indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerutkazerne, Delhi

Jan 15 The first first-class game in Sydney, New South Wales vs Victoria at The Domain

Jan 06 Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania

Jan 09 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon CA

Jan 06 Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania

Feb 21 US issues flying eagle cents

Feb 24 First perforated US postage stamps delivered to the government

Feb 22 The birth of Robert Baden-Powell, Founder of the Boy Scout movement

Feb 24 Los Angeles Vineyard Society organized

Feb 18 Insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo

Feb 21 Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US

Apr 21 A Douglas patents the bustle

Apr 29 US Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently established at Presidio (SF)

Apr 15 N R Pogson discovers asteroid #43 Ariadne

Apr 30 San Jose State University forms

Sep 30 US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is. south of Hawaii

Sep 12 423 die when the ship named "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC

Sep 16 Typesetting machine patent

Sep 15 The birth of William Taft, Former (27th) American President

Jun 26 Off Cap Rouge Quebec, the Steamer Montreal catches fire and sinks in 15 minutes in the St. Lawrence; left Quebec City at 5 pm a day earlier; 253 lives lost, mostly Scottish immigrants on their way to the west.

Jun 02 James Gibbs, Va., patents chain-stitch single-thread sewing machine

Jun 27 H Goldschmidt discovers asteroid #45 Eugenia

Jun 15 SF Water Works organized

Dec 31 Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capitol of Canada

Dec 03 The birth of Joseph Conrad, british novelist.

Dec 16 Earthquake in Naples, Italy

Dec 16 The birth of Edward Emerson Barnard, US astronomer

Aug 21 In one of Australia's worst maritime disasters, 121 people drown when the Dunbar sinks off Sydney Heads;

Aug 21 First book published by an Australian female author Gertrude the Emigrant, by Caroline Atkinson.

Aug 21 First book published by an Australian female author: Gertrude the Emigrant, by Caroline Atkinson.

Aug 24 Thirty-one people die when ship Lady Bird collides with another vessel off the State of Victoria in Australia

Oct 06 American Chess Assn organized; First major US chess tournament (NYC)

Oct 24 World's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England

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