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Apr 30 1888 Moradabad hailstorm: hail stones allegedly as big as oranges kill 246 people and some 1600 sheep and cattle in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh; May 4 Italy & Spain sign military covenant; May 7 Édouard Lalo's opera "Le roi d'Ys" premieres in Paris; May 11 16th Preakness: F Littlefield aboard Refund wins in 2:49
Historical Events for the Year 1888. 3rd January » The refracting telescope at the Lick Observatory, measuring 91 cm in diameter, is used for the first time. It was the largest telescope in the world at the time. 27th January » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
March 11 – The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400. March 13 – The summit of Ritter Island collapsed resulting in a tsunami and the deaths of an estimated 500 to 3,500 people.
Events from the year 1888 in the United Kingdom. This year is noted for the first Whitechapel murders . Incumbents. Monarch – Victoria. Prime Minister – Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury ( Conservative) Events. 26 January – the Lawn Tennis Association is founded. [1]
March 11 – The "Great Blizzard of 1888" begins along the East Coast of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400. March 25 – Opening of an international Congress for Women's Rights organized by Susan B. Anthony in Washington, D.C., leading to formation of the International Council of Women , a key event ...
More 1888 Events; 1888 in Music. Jun 29 First (known) recording of classical music made, Handel's "Israel in Egypt" on wax cylinder; 1888 in Sport. Feb 22 “Father of American Golf” John Reid first demonstrates golf on a Yonkers cow pasture to friends; May 12 Crouching start 1st used in track and field by Charles Sherrill of Yale
5 giorni fa · Learn about the Great Blizzard of 1888, one of the fiercest East Coast storms ever recorded. As railroads drove western expansion, Buffalo Bill brought Wild West shows back east, hiring displaced Native people.
