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In 1891−1892, poor weather alongside government mismanagement in Russia led to a famine, causing 375,000 to 400,000 deaths. British India suffered two famines this decade, first from 1896–1897 and then from 1899–1900, due to draught and British policies. Famines also took place in Cuba and China.
- September 27, 1890 - Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. is created when President Benjamin Harrison signs legislation creating natural preservation in the wooded valley within urban District of Columbia.
- March 3, 1891 - The 51st Congress of the United States passes the International Copyright Act of 1891. More. April 1, 1891 - The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois, originally selling soap, baking powder, and the next year, chewing gum.
- January 1, 1892 - Ellis Island, in New York Harbor, opens as the main east coast immigration center, and would remain the initial debarkation point for European immigrants into the United States until its closure in 1954.
- January 14-17, 1893 - The United States Marines, under the direction of U.S. government minister John L. Stevens, but no authority from the U.S. Congress, intervene in the affairs of the independent Kingdom of Hawaii, which culminated in the overthrow of the government of Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani.
- July 2, 1890: The Sherman Anti-Trust Act became law in the United States. July 13, 1890: John C. Frémont, American explorer and political figure, died in New York City at the age of 77.
- February 14, 1891: William Tecumseh Sherman, Civil War general, died in New York City at the age of 71. March 17, 1891: The St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City began using the traditional route up Fifth Avenue.
- March 26, 1892: American poet Walt Whitman died in Camden, New Jersey at the age of 72. May 28, 1892: Writer and naturalist John Muir founded the Sierra Club.
- January 17, 1893: Rutherford B. Hayes, who became president following the disputed election of 1876, died in Ohio at the age of 70. February 1893: Thomas A. Edison finished building his first motion picture studio.
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Major News Events From 1890 to 1899. 1890 Mississippi becomes the first state to incorporate requiring a literacy test as a qualification for voting. 1891 Birth Of Basketball. 1892 The first Ellis Island Immigration Station was officially opened. 1893 Lizzie Borden. 1894 Coca-Cola First Sold In Bottles. 1895 First Race Of Gas Powered Cars.
