17 events found for 1890
The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns
Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable.
The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's…
Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.
At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
Anna Månsdotter, found guilty of the 1889 Yngsjö murder, became the last woman to be executed in…
The strongest storm in Finnish history kills at least three people.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
Malleco Viaduct in Chile, at the time "the highest railroad bridge in the world", is inaugurated by President José…