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| 141 | 1865 | <strong>In the UK</strong> Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (Liberal). The July General Election is won by Lord Palmerston, but the Prime Minister from 29 October is John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (Liberal). Lewis Carroll publishes <em>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</em>. James Clerk Maxwell publishes his <em>Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field</em>; and Joseph Lister discovers carbolic acid has a sterilising effect.<br /><strong>In USA</strong> it is a horrid year. With the American Civil War dominating the headlines, President Abraham Lincoln (R-Illinois) is assassinated on April 15 by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth. Andrew Johnson (D-Tennessee) takes over as President. The U.S. Secret Service is founded. | 10-Dec-2021 10:50 | |
| 142 | 1866 | <strong>In the UK</strong>, the Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (Liberal) until 28th June and after a vote of no-confidence it became Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (Conservative). The <em>London Fire Brigade</em> is formed as The Metropolitan Fire Brigade. W. G. Grace (aged 18) scores 224 not out for the All-England cricket team against Surrey at the Oval. Cadbury's start to sell cocoa as a drink.<br /><strong>In the USA,</strong> the President is Andrew Johnson (D-Tennessee), who formally declares the Civil War over. The U.S. Congress approves the minting of a nickel 5-cent coin, replacing the half dime. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to have this rank of the <em>first General of the Army</em> (equivalent to a modern 5-star General). | 10-Dec-2021 10:50 | |
| 143 | 1869 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal). US President is Andrew Johnson (D-Tennessee) and then on March 4 it is Ulysses S. Grant (R-Ohio). First Sainsbury's store is opened at Drury Lane, London. This is the last year that the half-farthing coin was legal tender in the U.K. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 144 | 1871 | (not set) | 15-Feb-2026 13:31 | |
| 145 | 1872 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal). US President is Ulysses S. Grant (R-Ohio). First patent list issued by the U.S. Patent Office. The first ever final of the FA Cup (the world's oldest football competition), Wanderers F.C. beat Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 146 | 1873 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal). Gladstone actually resigned on 13 March but as the Conservatives could not form a government, he became PM again two days later. US President is Ulysses S. Grant (R-Ohio). The Kennel Club is founded. In the USA, the Coinage Act of 1873 comes into force, ending bimetallism in the U.S. and moving America onto the gold standard. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 147 | 1874 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal), then on 20 February it is Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative). US President is Ulysses S. Grant (R-Ohio). Factory Act establishes 56-hour working week and prevents child chimney sweeps. Thomas Hardy publishes <em>Far from the Madding Crowd</em>. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 148 | 1875 | <strong>In UK</strong>: Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister – Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative). Captain Matthew Webb becomes is the first to swim the English Channel.<br /><strong>In USA</strong>: President is President: Ulysses S. Grant (R-Illinois). Vice President: Henry Wilson (R-Massachusetts) but dies from a stroke on November 22; the position is left vacant. President Grant authorizes issue of a twenty-cent piece, which is abolished 3 years later. Conoco formed as the Continental Oil and Transportation Company. | 23-Jun-2021 10:33 | |
| 149 | 1876 | <strong>In UK</strong>: Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister – Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative). The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the first registered trademark symbol.<br /><strong>In USA</strong>: President is Ulysses S. Grant (R-Illinois). The United States celebrates its centennial. Colorado becomes the 38th U.S. state. Johns Hopkins University is founded in Baltimore, Maryland. Alexander Graham Bell patents the <em>telephone</em> - the first call is "<em>Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you</em>". Thomas Edison patents his <em>mimeograph</em>. Heinz Tomato Ketchup introduced. Wild Bill Hickok is killed while in a poker game in Deadwood, Dakota. Wyatt Earp starts work in Dodge City, Kansas. At the <em>Battle of the Little Bighorn</em>, Colonel George Armstrong Custer and his army were defeated by 1,500-2,500 Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. | 23-Jun-2021 10:33 | |
| 150 | 1878 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative). US President is Rutherford B. Hayes (R-Ohio). The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison. Alexander Graham Bell demonstrates the telephone to Queen Victoria. London introduces Electric street lighting on the Thames Embankment and Waterloo Bridge. In the USA, the <em>Bland–Allison Act</em> leads to the first minting of the Morgan dollar. | 26-Feb-2021 13:05 | |
| 151 | 1879 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative). US President is Rutherford B. Hayes (R-Ohio). Anglo-Zulu War starts; Zulu troops massacre British troops at the Battle of Isandlwana but at Rorke's Drift outnumbered British soldiers fight back. In USA, Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting for the first time while back in the UK Blackpool Illuminations switch on for the first time. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 152 | 1880 | <strong>UK</strong>: Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative), but on 23 April it is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal). Great fogs continue to engulf London. Greenwich Mean Time adopted as the legal standard. First Boer War starts. <br /><strong>USA</strong>: President is Rutherford B. Hayes (R-Ohio). It the United States Census year and the population is counted as 50,155,783. Wabash, Indiana becomes the first city lit by electric lighting in the world. The University of Southern California (USC) opens and has 53 students, it is the oldest private research University in California. | 22-Mar-2021 09:05 | |
| 153 | 1881 | <strong>In UK,</strong> Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal). It is time of the First Boer War. 1881 is a census year in the United Kingdom. The Natural History Museum opens in London. In fiction, Sherlock Holmes meets Dr John H. Watson for the first time (later told in Conan Doyle's <em>A Study in Scarlet</em>).<br /><strong>In USA</strong>, For the second time in American history (after 1841), the USA had three Presidents in one calendar year starting with Rutherford B. Hayes, then on March 4th James A. Garfield (who died in September after being shot), and on September 19th Vice-President Chester A. Arthur took over the Presidency. Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the <em>Oriental Telephone Company</em>. It's a memorable year for Western fans: The <em>Gunfight at the O.K. Corral</em> occurs in Tombstone, Arizona; Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett; and Sioux Chief Sitting Bull leads in the Indian Wars. | 22-Mar-2021 09:05 | |
| 154 | 1882 | <strong>In UK</strong>: Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal). Holborn Viaduct power station in London becomes the world's first coal-fired public electricity generating station supplying street lighting and some other buildings. The England cricket team is beaten for the first time in a home Test by Australia; a Sporting Times reporter burns the bails refers to the "The Ashes". Lager is brewed for the first time in the UK.<br /><strong>In USA</strong>: US President is Chester A. Arthur (R-New York). There was no Vice-President. The first Labor Day parade is held in New York City. Thomas Edison does street lighting in America, lighting one square mile of lower Manhattan and later builds the first string of Christmas lights. Standard Oil of New Jersey is formed, renamed to Exxon in 1972. Jesse James was shot by a fellow outlaw so as to claim the reward, while Morgan Earp is killed by outlaws while playing billiards in Tombstone. | 22-Mar-2021 09:05 | |
| 155 | 1883 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal). US President is Chester A. Arthur (R-New York). The GPO (General Post Office) officially renames "letter carrier" to "Postman". Brooklyn Bridge is opened, it took 13 years to build. Robert Louis Stevenson publishes <em>Treasure Island</em>. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opens In Omaha, Nebraska. | 22-Mar-2021 09:05 | |
| 156 | 1884 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal). US President is Chester A. Arthur (R-New York). NSPCC is founded. Alaska becomes a United States territory. Mark Twain writes <em>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</em>. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 157 | 1885 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal), then on 23 June it is Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative). US President is Chester A. Arthur (R-New York) then on 4 March it is Grover Cleveland (D-New York). Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the <em>Dow Jones Industrial Average</em>. Professional football is legalised in Britain. Mark Twain publishes the <em>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</em>. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 158 | 1886 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative), then on 1st February it is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal) then from 25th July is Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative) again. US President is Grover Cleveland (D-New York), who marries Frances Folsom in the White House, the only president to marry in the executive mansion. First Crufts dog show held in London. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 159 | 1887 | The Monarch is Queen Victoria, who in June celebrated her Golden Jubilee for 50 years of her reign. Prime Minister is Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative). US President is Grover Cleveland (Democrat). St John Ambulance Brigade is introduced. Hammersmith Bridge opens in London. The Hovis process for making breadmaking flour is patented. Celtic F.C. is formed in Glasgow. The first Sherlock Holmes novel <em>A Study in Scarlet</em> by Arthur Conan Doyle is published. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opens in London. Glenfiddich single malt Scotch whisky first distilled. | 07-Jun-2018 11:18 | |
| 160 | 1888 | <strong>In UK</strong>: Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative). <em>Jack the Ripper</em> kills women in London, known as the Whitechapel murders. <em>Snakes and Ladders</em> is first played in UK, it was originally an Indian game.<br /><strong>In USA</strong>: President: Grover Cleveland (D-New York). There is no vice-President. George Eastman founds <em>The Eastman Kodak Company</em>. | 26-Mar-2021 14:33 |