19 events found for 1879
Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the
The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas
War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessel
Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state
Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the publ
Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War
The Zungeni Mountain skirmish took place between British and Zulu forces during the second invasion of the Zulu Kingdom
Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war…
Sailing ship USS Jeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
The locals of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland report their having seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary. The apparition is…
Anglo-Zulu War: Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by…
The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
The Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society is founded.
Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.
Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb; the…