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Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull, died age 59. Legendary Teton Lakota Chief/Leader. Shot and killed instantly while being arrested. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sitting-bull-killed-by-indian-police -
Wrigley Company Founded
Wrigley Company Founded in Chicago. Originally a maker of soap and baking soda. They offered free gum, realized gum was more popular.
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Sergei Prokofiev Born
Russian composer. Compositions such as Peter the Wolf, Alexander Nevsky, Romeo and Juliet, and Cinderella. https://musopus.net/musicians/prokofiev-sergei/ -
The Birthplace of Basketball
Invention of Basketball Dr. James Neismilh. https://springfield.edu/where-basketball-was-invented-the-birthplace-of-basketball -
Presidential Election of 1892
Grover Cleveland won the U.S. Presidential election only president to serve 2 non-consecutive terms 22nd - 24th U.S. President.
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Panic of 1893
After three large companies collapsed. Panic followed in stock market. Financial crisis struck banks, called in loans. Business bankrupt. Unemployment and homeless increased rapidly. https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Panic_of_1893 -
Americans overthrow Hawaiian monarchy
Hawaii Queen Liliuokalani was over thrown Hawaii became 50th US State.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-overthrow-hawaiian-monarchy -
World’s Fair
World's Fair opening day. Also known as World's Columbian Exposition in honor of Christopher Columbus. Closed October 30, 1893. With more than 21 million visitors. https://www.census.gov/history/www/homepage_archive/2018/may_2018.html -
Four home runs for Bobby Lowe
Bobby Lowe - Boston Major League player to hit 4 homeruns during 1 game of play.
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Volleyball Invented
Volleyball game was invented by William G. Morgan - first called Mintonette. Alfred T. Halstead renamed the sport volleyball in 1897.
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An Ideal Husband
Play premiered in London at Haymarket theatre on January 3, 1895, with over 100 performances. Oscar Wilde comedy, revolves around blackmail, politics, marriage.
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Discovery of X-Rays
Wihelm Conrad Roentgen German physicist. Discovered X-Ray. https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200111/history.cfm -
The Haunted Castle
Silent Film (3 minutes long) released in the U.S. by George Melies.
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Olympic Games
First Modern Olympic Games held in Athens Greece idea of Pierre de Coubertin.
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HENRY FORD’S QUADRICYCLE
Henry Ford vehicle the quadricycle, first automobile he designed.
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Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush began in Alaska.
https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/klondike-gold-rush -
Alfred Nobel’s will
Alfred Nobel died arranged for his estate to fund Nobel Prize (invented dynamite).
https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/nobel-peace-prize/history/alfred-nobel-s-will -
Dracula
Dracula by Irish writer Bram Stoker appears in London bookshops. A story of a Vampire who preys on blood. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dracula-goes-on-sale-in-london -
Thomas Edison patents the Kinetograph
Thomas Edison and his assistant W.K.L Dickson patented, Motion picture camera, "the Kinetoscope" showing movies to one person at a time. https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-31/ -
Spanish-American War
Spain declares War on U.S. Next day U.S. declares War on Spain. U.S.S. Maine Battleship explodes in Havana, Cuba harbor mysteriously.
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Battle of San Juan Hill
Battle of San Juan Hill. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders". Officially known as the first U.S. Voluntary Cavalry. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-san-juan-hill -
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur-Stage Theatrical Production of novel Ben Hur Tale of the Christ. Written by Lew Williams. https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/lw2240.htm -
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz published 1900 L. Frank Baum. https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/158/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/ -
Galveston Hurricane
Galveston, Texas Hurricane killed 6,000 to 8,000. Worst weather related disaster in U.S history (in loss life). With winds over 120 miles per hour. https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/september-08/ -
References
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sitting-bull-killed-by-indian-police
https://www.companieshistory.com/wrigleys/
https://musopus.net/musicians/prokofiev-sergei/
https://springfield.edu/where-basketball-was-invented-the-birthplace-of-basketball
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/grover-cleveland/
https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Panic_of_1893
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-overthrow-hawaiian-monarchy -
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https://www.census.gov/history/www/homepage_archive/2018/may_2018.html
https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-30-1894-four-home-runs-for-bobby-lowe/
https://www.fivb.com/en/volleyball/thegame_glossary/history
https://www.bl.uk/works/an-ideal-husband
http://www.baberuth.com/biography/
https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200111/history.cfm
https://churchofhalloween.com/the-haunted-castle-1896/#video-anchor -
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https://olympics.com/en/news/6-april-1896-the-100m-opens-the-first-olympic-games-of-the-modern-era
https://corporate.ford.com/articles/history/henry-fords-greatest-innovation-the-quadricycle.html
https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/klondike-gold-rush
https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/nobel-peace-prize/history/alfred-nobel-s-will
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dracula-goes-on-sale-in-london
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-31/ -
References 4
https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/spanish-american-war
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-san-juan-hill
https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/lw2240.htm
https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/158/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/september-08/
