Historical Timeline

Historical Timeline

 

Year	Europe	The Americas	East/ Southeast Asia	West/ Central/ South Asia	Middle East/ North Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	The Pacific
1884	Jan 4 The Fabian Society is founded in London. Feb 18 Police seize all copies of Tolstoy's "What I Believe In" Apr 20 Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Freemasonry". Jul 4 Statue of Liberty presented to US in Paris Jul 5 US Congress accept 2nd Chinese Exclusion Act Aug 5 Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (NYC) Sep 26 Suriname army shoots on British-Indian contract workers, 7 killed Nov 4 Grover Cleveland (D) beats James G. Blaine (R) for his 1st presidential term	Mar 8 Susan B. Anthony addresses U.S. House Judiciary Committee arguing for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote. May 1 Proclamation of the demand for eight-hour workday in the United States. May 17 Alaska becomes a US territory. Jul 3 Dow Jones publishes its 1st stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average.			Jan 18 General Charles Gordon departs London for Khartoum Feb 18 General Charles Gordon arrives in Khartoum Mar 13 Siege of Khartoum, Sudan begins by Mahdist forces, lasts 10 months	Feb 26 British & Portuguese treaty signed in Congo by Leopold II. Jul 5 German consul-general Gustav Nachtigal takes possession of Cameroon          Aug 7 Germany annexes Angra Pequena (Southwest-Africa)          Nov 15 European Colonization and trade in Africa is officially regulated at the international Berlin Conference, formalizing European powers "Scramble for Africa"	Sep 4 Britain ends its policy of penal transportation to New South Wales in Australia. Nov 6 British protectorate proclaimed over southeast New Guinea

 

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