Jul 06 Horlick's of Wisconsin offers first malted milk to public

Jul 10 Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink & white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand)

Jul 04 The first scheduled transcontinental passenger train reaches Pt Moody, BC

Jul 03 The first NY Tribune printing using first commercial linotype machine

Jun 02 U.S. President Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom in a White House ceremony.

Jun 13 Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver, BC

Jun 02 Grover Cleveland is first to wed during presidency (Frances Folsom)

Jun 28 C H F Peters discovers asteroid #259 Aletheia

Jun 18 The birth of George Mallory, English mountaineer

Jan 27 First British government of Salisbury resigns

Jan 29 The first successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe

Jan 01 The first Tournament of Roses, Pasadena CA

Jan 15 Weekly Herald, first Vancouver, BC newspaper, publishes first issue

Jan 19 Aurora Ski Club, first in US, founded in Minnesota

Jan 27 First British government of Salisbury resigns

Jan 01 The first Tournament of Roses, Pasadena CA

Oct 12 Hurricane and sea surge kills 250 at Indianola Texas

Oct 01 US mint at Carson City, Nevada closes

Oct 07 Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba

Oct 28 Statue of Liberty dedicated by Pres Grover Cleveland, it is celebrated by the 1st confetti (ticker tape) parade in NYC

Oct 28 President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, in New York Harbor.

Oct 08 Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Noble Bachelor" (BG)

Oct 12 Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Second Stain" (BG)

Oct 27 Musical fantasy "Night on Bald Mountain," performed in Russia

Oct 10 The first tuxedo jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY

Oct 28 The Statue of Liberty,a gift from the people of France, is unveiled by President Grover Cleveland,marking the 100th anniversary of independence

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