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first boat race
The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place. -
first bank robbery
1st US bank robbery (City Bank, NY/$245,000) -
anti slavery
American Anti-Slavery Society formed by Arthur Tappan in Phila.Committees were chosen to draft a constitution for a national Anti-Slavery Society, nominate a list of officers, and prepare a declaration of principles to be signed by the members -
fire
Fire consumes over 600 buildings in NYC -
anti chinese
Pres Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence -
times of India,
The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.