Historical Events In 1890
Nov 29 First Army-Navy football game, Score Navy 24, Army 0 at West Point on this day in history.
Nov 04 Great Britain proclaims Zanzibar as a protectorate on this day in history.
Nov 23 Willem III of the Netherlands dies at age 73 on this day in history.
Sep 25 Congress establishes Yosemite National Park (Calif) on this day in history.
Sep 15 On this day in history the birth of Agatha Christie, English author
Sep 16 On this day in history newswriter George Whitney Calhoun names Green Bay team the Packers
Sep 19 Turkish frigate "Ertogrul" burns off of Japan, kills 540 on this day in history.
Sep 25 Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "Silver Blaze" (BG) on this day in history.
Sep 26 US stops minting $1 & $3 gold coin & 3. piece on this day in history.
Sep 12 Salisbury is founded by the British South Africa Company in the Mashonaland territory that will become Rhodesia on this day in history.
Jun 16 On this day in history the birth of Stan Laurel, English born comedy actor
Jun 13 Eagle Ave in the Bronx is cut out &named on this day in history.
Jun 27 Canadian boxer George 'Little Chocolate' Dixon 1870-1909 wins world bantamweight crown on this day in history.
Jun 12 The birth of Egon Schiele, German painter on this day in history.
Dec 29 Federal troops massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD; Indian "war" in the west on this day in history.
Dec 29 The "Battle of Wounded Knee" ends the last major Indian resistance to white settlement in America on this day in history.
Dec 15 On this day in history sitting Bull, a leader of the Sioux Indian nation, is killed in South Dakota by Indian police for resisting arrest.
Dec 18 On this day in history frederick Lugard occupies Uganda for British East Africa Company.
Dec 29 On this day in history 300 Sioux Indians are killed by US troops at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
Dec 29 The last ever battle between American natives and US troops takes place on this day in history.
Dec 15 While resisting wrongful arrest Sitting Bull, the legendary Sioux chief,was killed by police, in South Dakota on this day in history.
Dec 31 Ellis Island (New York NY) opens as a US immigration depot on this day in history.
Aug 06 Cy Young pitches &wins 1st game on this day in history.
Aug 06 First use of electric chair in US, John Hart, in NY for murder on this day in history.
Aug 08 On this day in history daughters of the American Revolution organizes
Aug 08 The Knights of Labor strike the New York Central Railroad August 8 on this day in history.
Aug 20 The birth of H.P Lovecraft, American writer on this day in history.
Oct 18 On this day in history john Owen is first man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds
Oct 01 On this day in history yosemite National Park established
Oct 09 On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Red-Headed League"
Oct 20 On this day in history pike's Peak railroad completed.
Oct 28 On this day in history the German East Africa Co. cedes all its territorial rights to the German government
Oct 14 The birth of Dwight.D Eisenhower, Wartime General and 34th US President on this day in history.
Oct 01 On this day in history the McKinley Tariff Act passed by Congress October 1 increases the average U.S. import duty
Oct 06 On this day in history mormon Church outlaws polygamy
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