January 1 Wilhelm Rontgen announces his discovery of x-rays January 2 Battle at Doornkop, South Africa (Boers beat Dr. Jamesons troops) January 3 Emperor Wilhelm congratulates President Kruger on the Jameson Raid January 4 AFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, New York City January 4 Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state January 5 German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays January 5 Isaac Albeniz' opera "Pepita Jiminez," premieres in Barcelona January 6 1st U.S. women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden January 6 Cecil Rhodes resigns as premier of Cape colony January 7 Fanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbook January 12 1st X-ray photo in U.S. (Dr. Henry Smith, Davidson NC) January 15 Henry Arthur Jones' "Michael and his Lost Angel," premieres in London January 18 1st demonstration of an X-ray machine in U.S. (New York City) January 18 British troops occupy Kumasi, West Africa January 23 Edward Macdowell's 2nd Suite in E, premieres January 27 Tasmania bowl out Victoria for 65 for their 1st ever innings victory January 29 Emile Grubbe is 1st dr to use radiation treatment for breast cancer February 1 Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme," premieres in Turin February 8 Georges Feydeaus' "Le Dindon," premieres in Paris February 8 Western Conference forms of Midwestern U, later renamed Big 10 Conf February 11 Oscar Wildes "Salom" premieres in Paris February 14 George Lohmann takes a hat-trick vs. South Africa, 8-7 for inning February 14 South Africa all out for 30 vs. England - their lowest ever February 14 Stanley Cup: Winnipeg Victorias beat Montreal Victorias, 2-0 February 14 Theodor Herzl publishes "Der Judenstaat" February 17 London Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective February 18 Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs February 23 Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield February 24 Victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27 February 25 Italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea February 28 France dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar March 1 Battle of Adua: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians March 2 Battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians March 2 George Lohmann takes 9-28 vs. South Africa at Johannesburg March 5 Italian premier Crispi resigns March 5 Italians governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa March 6 1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" March 7 Gilbert and Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London March 8 Volunteers of America forms (New York City) March 10 Bronx acquires O'Brien Square March 10 Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins 1st modern marathon in 3:18 March 12 1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) March 14 Sutro Baths (SF) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) March 16 Premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" March 20 Marines land in Nicaragua to protect U.S. citizens March 20 Uprising in Matabeleland March 22 Charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18) March 23 Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chenier," premieres in Milan March 25 Modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece March 28 The opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan) March 31 Whitcomb Judson, Chicago, patents a hookless fastening, also known as the zipper April 4 Announcement of Gold in Yukon April 5 1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens April 6 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece, American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history April 10 Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50) April 12 Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens) April 14 John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (New York City) April 15 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece April 19 Herzl's "The Jewish State" is published April 20 1st public film showing in U.S. John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in New York City April 23 Premier of motion pictures (Koster and Bial's Music Hall, New York City) April 23 Vitascope system of movie projection 1st demonstrated (New York City) April 25 Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado) April 25 Sidney Jones and Harry Greenbacks musical premieres in London May 4 1st edition of London Daily Mail ( penny) May 4 Grease fire ignites ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek Colorado May 6 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75 May 8 Yorkshire Cricket all out for 887 against Warwickshire May 9 1st horseless carriage show in London (featured 10 models) May 14 Lowest U.S. temperature in May recorded -10 degrees F - Climax, Colorado May 15 Tornado kills 78 in Texas May 18 U.S. Supreme Court affirms race separation (Plessy vs. Ferguson) May 19 1st auto (Benz) to arrive in Netherlands May 26 1st American intercollegiate bicycle race, Manhattan Beach NY May 26 Dow Jones begins an index of 12 industrial stocks (closing is 40.94) May 26 Last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, crowned May 27 Bay District Race Track closes May 27 Tornado hit St. Louis, killing 255 and leaving thousands homeless May 30 1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (New York City) June 2 30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard Hastings wins in 2:24 June 2 Guglielmo Marconi patents the radio June 4 Henry takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit June 6 21st Preakness: Henry Griffin aboard Margrave wins in 1:51 June 6 George Samuelson leaves New York harbor to row across Atlantic June 7 G Harpo and F Samuelson leave New York to row the Atlantic (takes 54 days) June 11 U.S. Assay Office in Deadwood South Dakota authorized June 15 Tsunami strikes Shinto festival on beach at Sanriku Japan 27,000 are killed, 9,000 injured, with 13,000 houses destroyed June 16 Temperature hits 127 degrees F at Fort Mojave, California June 26 1st movie theater in U.S. opens, charging 10 cents for admission June 30 W. 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Hadaway patents electric stove July 1 Harbor of Ymuiden opens July 1 Wilfrid Laurier sworn in as 1st French speaking Prime Minister July 8 William Jennings Bryan "cross of gold" speech at Dem convention July 13 Ed Delahanty, becomes 2nd major leaguer to hit 4 home runs in a game July 18 2nd U.S. Golf Open: James Foulis shoots a 152 at Shinnecock Hills NY July 18 George Giffen is 1st to complete 1000/100 double, in 30th Test Cricket July 18 Ranjitsinhji completes 154* on Test Cricket debut vs. Australia, Old Trafford July 21 National Federation of Afro-American Women and Colored Women's July 28 City of Miami incorporated August 1 George Samuelson completes rowing Atlantic (New York to England) August 6 France annexes Madagascar August 11 Harvey Hubbell patents electric light bulb socket with a pull chain August 12 Gold discovered at Klondike River at Dawson August 12 Willem II soccer team forms in Tilburg August 16 Gold discovered in Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek, Ala August 17 George Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon August 18 Adolph Ochs (39) buys New York Times August 20 Dial telephone patented August 26 Armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople August 27 England defeated Zanzibar in a 38-minute war (9:02 AM-9:40 AM) August 29 Chop suey invented in New York City by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador August 31 Louis Napoleon Parker's "Rosemary," premieres in New York City September 7 1st closed-circuit auto race, at Cranston, RI September 7 A. H. Whiting wins 1st automobile race held on a track in Cranston, Rhode Island September 20 John Mcdermott wins 1st U.S. marathon (New York City) September 21 General Kitcheners army occupies Dongola Sudan October 1 Sherlock Holmes adventure "Veiled Lodger" takes place October 1 Yosemite becomes a National Park October 5 William Gillette's "Secret Service," premieres in New York City October 8 Dow Jones starts reporting an average of selected industrial stocks October 17 Anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St. Petersburg October 26 Abyssinia and Italy sign peace treaty October 27 1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!) October 30 Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah becomes 1st female senator November 1 1st bare women breast (Zulu) to appear in National Geographic Mag November 3 J. H. Hunter patents portable weighing scales November 3 Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah elected 1st female senator November 3 William McKinley (R) defeats William Jennings Bryan (D) for president November 11 Jules Vandenpeereboom becomes Belgium's minister of War November 14 Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation November 19 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Sussex Vampire" November 24 1st U.S. absentee voting law enacted by Vermont November 26 1st large indoor football game, University of Chicago beats University of Michigan 7-6 November 26 A. A. Stagg of U Chicago creates football huddle November 27 "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Thus Spake Zarathustra) debuts in Frankfurt December 1 1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY) December 2 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Die versunkene Glocke," premieres in Berlin December 5 Henrik Ibsen's "Kejsor og Galileer," premieres in Leipzig December 6 D T Suzuki found the awakening at Engakuji temple, in Kamakura December 8 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Missing 3 Quarter" December 10 1st intercollegiate basketball game (Wesleyan beats Yale 4-3) December 10 Alfred Jarry's "Ubu Roi," premieres in Paris December 25 "Stars and Stripes Forever" written by John Philip Sousa December 30 Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5 December 31 25th auto built in US
