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1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1888th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 888th year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th year of the 19th century, and the 9th year of the 1880s decade. As of the start of ...
- Emma Elizabeth Smith
Emma Elizabeth Smith (c. 1843 – 4 April 1888) was a murder...
- 1888 in the United States
September 4 – Eastman Kodak Company founded by George...
- 1888 United States presidential election
The 1888 United States presidential election was the 26th...
- Great Blizzard
The Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Great Blizzard...
- 1888 in science
1888 in science - Wikipedia. The year 1888 in science and...
- Gewehr 1888
The Gewehr 88 (commonly called the Model 1888 commission...
- Emma Elizabeth Smith
September 4 – Eastman Kodak Company founded by George Eastman. September 8 – President of the United States Grover Cleveland declares the Chinese "impossible of assimilation with our people and dangerous to our peace and welfare" (in a letter accepting renomination for the office of President).
The 1888 United States presidential election was the 26th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison, a former U.S. senator from Indiana, defeated incumbent Democratic President Grover Cleveland of New York.
The Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Great Blizzard of '88 or the Great White Hurricane (March 11–14, 1888), was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in American history. The storm paralyzed the East Coast from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine, [1] [2] as well as the Atlantic provinces of Canada. [3]
1888 in science - Wikipedia. The year 1888 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. Events. International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry, in Glasgow, Scotland. Astronomy. January 3 – The 91 cm refracting telescope at Lick Observatory is first used.
The Gewehr 88 (commonly called the Model 1888 commission rifle) was a late 19th-century German bolt-action rifle, adopted in 1888. The invention of smokeless powder in the late 19th century immediately rendered all of the large-bore black powder rifles then in use obsolete.
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November 6 – 1888 United States presidential election: Democratic Party incumbent Grover Cleveland wins the popular vote, but loses the Electoral College vote to Republican challenger Benjamin Harrison, therefore losing the election.
