Important Historical Events of the year 1889, Year 1889 in History

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List of 1889 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1889

What happened in the year 1889?

Date	Event
January 8, 1889	Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
January 15, 1889	The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
January 30, 1889	Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling.
February 9, 1889	US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
February 11, 1889	Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.
February 12, 1889	Antonín Dvořák's Jakobín is premiered at National Theater in Prague
February 22, 1889	President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
March 23, 1889	The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
March 31, 1889	The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
April 22, 1889	At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
May 2, 1889	Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
May 6, 1889	The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
May 11, 1889	An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
May 31, 1889	Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
June 3, 1889	The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23 km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
June 6, 1889	The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
June 26, 1889	Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
June 29, 1889	Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time.
July 8, 1889	The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
July 11, 1889	Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
August 4, 1889	The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
August 13, 1889	William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
September 28, 1889	The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a metre.
October 24, 1889	Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
November 2, 1889	North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
November 8, 1889	Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
November 11, 1889	The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
November 14, 1889	Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.
November 15, 1889	Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.