Historical Events In 1894
May 23 William Love hosts ground breaking ceremonies for Love Canal
May 11 American RR Union strikes Pullman Sleeping Car Co
May 26 Emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player
May 28 Belgium Princess Josephine marries Prince Karl von Hohenzollern
Jan 08 Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire
Jan 27 First college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11
Jan 07 Motion picture experiment of comedian Fred Ott filmed sneezing
Jan 30 Pneumatic hammer patented by Charles King of Detroit
Jan 30 US flag fired on in Rio; prompt satisfaction exacted by Admiral Benham
Jan 09 "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" released in movie theaters
Jan 01 Denmark adopts Mid-European time
Jan 01 Manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic
Jan 27 First college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11
Jan 04 France ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia
Jan 23 G W Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 minutes
Jan 13 Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops
Jan 01 Denmark adopts Mid-European time
Jan 01 Manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic
Jan 04 France ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia
Jan 27 Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park
Jan 27 Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park
Jan 07 Motion picture experiment of comedian Fred Ott filmed sneezing
Jan 25 James J Corbett KOs Charley Mitchell in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
Feb 08 Enforcement Act repealed, making it easier to disenfranchise blacks
Feb 05 Female suffrage organization in Amsterdam forms
Feb 14 Venus is both a morning star & evening star
Feb 16 British troops occupy Ilorin, Gold Coast
Feb 14 The birth of Jack Benny, American actor
Feb 02 US warship Kearsarge wrecked on Roncador Reef, near Solomon Island
Feb 03 The first US steel sailing vessel, Dirigo, launched, Bath ME
Feb 23 Stanley Cup Montréal AAA's awarded cup by trustees as Ottawa refuses to travel to Toronto to play
Feb 24 Nicaragua captures Tegucigalpa, Honduras (National Day, sort of)
Apr 29 Commonweal of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Wash, DC 500 strong to protest unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol
Apr 17 The birth of Nikita S Khrushchev, Russian leader
Apr 26 The birth of Rudolf Hess, German Nazi leader
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