1889 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1889?
- January 15, 1889 – The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is originally incorporated in Atlanta.
- January 22, 1889 – Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
- February 9, 1889 – President Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
- March 28, 1889 – The Yngsjö murder occurs in Yngsjö, Sweden and Anna Månsdotter is arrested along with her son.
- April 22, 1889 – At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Run 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 a treaty of amity with Italy, which gives Italy control over Eritrea.
- May 6, 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
- May 31, 1889 – Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam break 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 mi between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
- June 6, 1889 – The Great Seattle fire destroys the entirety of downtown Seattle, Washington.
- 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.
- July 11, 1889 – Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
- September 23, 1889 – Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
- October 6, 1889 – Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.
- November 2, 1889 – North 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 15, 1889 – Brazil is declared a republic by Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca and Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.
- November 23, 1889 – The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
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