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1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1887th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 887th year of the 2nd millennium, the 87th year of the 19th century, and the 8th year of the 1880s decade. As of the ...
1887 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1887th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 887th year of the 2nd millennium, the 87th year of the 19th century, and the 8th year of the 1880s decade.
February 2 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed. February 4 – The Interstate Commerce Act, passed by Congress, is signed into law, with the intention of regulating the railroad industry. February 8 – The Dawes Act is signed into law by President Grover Cleveland.
- 10 Jan. Sen. Aaron A. Sargent (R-Cal.) introduces a woman suffrage amendment in the Senate, where it is defeated by a vote of 16–34. 22 Feb. The Greenback Labor Party meets in Toledo and nominates candidates for the November elections, in which the party wins more than one million votes.
- In the “Kansas Exodus” tens of thousands of African Americans, led by Benjamin “Pap” Singleton, migrate from the South to Kansas to escape the growing number of legal restrictions placed by southern state governments on former slaves.
- 2-8 June At the Republican National Convention fights between the Stalwart faction, which supports the party-patronage system, and the Half Breeds, who favor reform, result in a compromise ticket of James A. Garfield, a Half Breed, for president and Chester A. Arthur, a Stalwart, for vice president.
- The federal government has doubled in size from fifty thousand employees in 1871 to one hundred thousand in 1881. 2 July President Garfield is shot by disappointed officeseeker Charles J. Guiteau, who claims he was attempting to ensure that Vice President Arthur, a Stalwart who favors the spoils system, would become president.
Home. Events by Year. 1887. Jan uary. Feb ruary. Mar ch. Apr il. May. Jun e. Jul y. Aug ust. Sep tember. Oct ober. Nov ember. Dec ember. Highlights. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. Jan 4 Thomas Stevens completes the first bicycle trip around the world, arriving back in San Francisco after 2 years and 9 months.
Dec 6, 2023 · An Era of Innovation. Essay by Dr. Kelly Enright. On the sidewalks of Pearl Street in late 1882, New Yorkers could peer into the windows of homes and businesses glowing with the light of four hundred electric lamps powered by the first commercial central power plant in the nation. While neither electricity nor electric lamps were entirely new ...
