A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people
A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people
7 events found for 1874
A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people
Verdi's Requiem was first performed at San Marco in Milan on the first anniversary of Manzoni's death
The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria
Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" levelin
The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the…