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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 ...
27th January » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. 11th March » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400. 15th March » Start of the Sikkim Expedition or Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
Events. January–March. March 11: Great Blizzard of 1888. January 3 – The 91-centimeter telescope at Lick Observatory in California is first used. January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory, the states of Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas, leaving 235 dead, many of them children on their way home from school.
Mar 13 Great Blizzard of 1888 rages across the east coast of the USA and Canada. Mar 14 Second largest snowfall in NYC history (21") Mar 20 Premiere of the very first Romani language operetta staged in Moscow, Russia. Mar 21 Arthur Pinero's "Sweet Lavender" premieres in London.
October 8, 1888 - Work begins on the first motion picture camera at Thomas A. Edison's laboratory. October 9, 1888 - The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public. Within a few short years, old maps of Washington will showcase the monument as one of the nation's most iconic symbols. More.
4 giorni fa · 1888: A Year in the Collections | Smithsonian Institution. 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.
Events from the year 1888 in the United States. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, built in 1888 in Washington, DC. Barthrop House in Port Townsend, Washington, built in 1888.
