January 3 1st patent list issued by U.S. Patent Office January 20 California Stock Exchange Board organized January 29 Francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina February 7 Alcorn A and M College opens February 14 1st state bird refuge authorized (Lake Merritt, California) February 20 Hydraulic electric elevator patented by Cyrus Baldwin February 20 Luther Crowell patents a machine that manufactures paper bags February 20 Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City February 20 Silas Noble and JP Cooley patents toothpick manufacturing machine February 22 1st national convention of Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio) February 27 Charlotte Ray, 1st Black woman lawyer, graduated Harvard University March 1 Yellowstone becomes world's 1st national park March 5 George Westinghouse, Jr. patents triple air brake for trains March 7 -8 degrees F in Boston, Massachusetts March 16 1st FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton March 22 Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment March 26 7.8 earthquake shakes Owens Valley, California March 26 Thomas J. Martin patents fire extinguisher April 1 1st edition of The Standard April 2 George B Brayton patents gasoline powered engine April 9 Samuel R. Percy patents dried milk April 10 1st National black convention meets in New Orleans April 10 Arbor day 1st celebrated in Nebraska, later changed to Apr 22 April 12 Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500) April 14 Dominion Lands Act passed-Canada's Homestead Act April 14 San Francisco organizes Bar Association April 20 SF Bar Association organized April 24 Volcano Vesuvius erupts May 10 Victoria Woodhull becomes 1st woman nominated for U.S. president May 16 Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for 1st time May 17 Bohemian Club incorporated May 22 Amnesty Act restores civil rights to Southerners (except for 500) May 30 Mahlon Loomis patents wireless telegraphy June 1 6th Belmont: James Roe aboard Joe Daniels wins in 2:58 June 5 Republican National Convention meets, Philadelphia June 6 Susan B Anthony is fined for trying to vote June 8 Congress endorses penny post card June 18 Woman's Suffrage Convention held at Merchantile Liberty Hall July 18 Britain introduces secret ballot voting July 20 Mahlon Loomis patents wireless radio August 18 1st mail-order catalog issued by A. M. Ward September 10 Karl Marx speaks in Amsterdam September 14 Britain pays U.S. $15 M for damages during Civil War September 17 Phillip W Pratt patents his sprinkler system for extinguishing fires September 21 John Henry Conyers of South Carolina becomes 1st black student at Annapolis September 24 Franz Grillparzer's "Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg," premieres in Vienna September 29 "3 Fingers" Mackenzie destroys Kwahadi-Commanche village September 29 Kiowa-chief Lone Wolf captures Satanta and Big Tree October 2 Morgan State University founded October 3 Bloomingdale's department store in New York opens October 9 Aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business October 12 Montreal Foot Ball Club 1st game playing Quebec City to 0-0 tie October 19 World's largest gold nugget (215 kg) found in New South Wales October 29 J. S. Risdon patents metal windmill November 5 Susan B. Anthony fined for trying to vote November 5 Ulysses S. Grant re-elected U.S. president November 7 U.S. cargo ship Mary Celeste set sail from New York on a journey which ended when it is found mysteriously abandoned the following month November 9 Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston November 22 Franz Grillparzer's "Die Judin von Toledo," premieres in Prague November 30 1st International soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow) December 7 HMS Challenger sets sail on 3 -year world oceanographic cruise December 11 1st black U.S. Governor took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) December 26 4th largest snowfall in New York City history (18")
