7 events found for 1877
An earthquake struck northern Chile, leading to the deaths of 2,385 people, mostly victims of the ensuing tsunami, as fa
The inaugural Wimbledon Championship, the world's oldest tennis tournament, began in London.
Much of central Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was burned and looted during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.
Nez Perce War: Both the Nez Perce and the United States Army suffered numerous casualties at the Battle of the Big…
American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Phobos, the larger of Mars's two moons, six days after discovering Deimos,…
At the Battle of Shiroyama (depicted), the final engagement of the Satsuma Rebellion, the Imperial Japanese Army…
Scotland's worst mining accident occurred when an explosion at a colliery in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, killed 207…