Historical Events in 1880
141 curated events dated to this year, and 238 musicalized poets on V2Melody were alive then.
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1880
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Creation of the Statue of Samuel Adams
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First Major Wave of Italian Immigration
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First Published Poem
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Involvement in Women's Suffrage Movement
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Marriage to Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne
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Publication of 'The Wreck of the Deutschland'
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Appointment as U.S. Consul
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Canadian Indian Residential Schools Language Suppression
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Cory's Resignation from Eton College
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Crane's Family Relocation to Asbury Park
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Edison's Electric Light Bulb Commercialization
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Education at Winchester College
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Education in England
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Extensive Travels in France and Italy
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First Published Collection
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Health Decline and Final Years
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Inland Revenue Act 1880 creates the Free Mash Tun
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Involvement in the Boston Literary Scene
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Loss of Tallgrass Prairie in the Great Plains
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Marriage to John Cross
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Miasma Theory Officially Displaced by Germ Theory in Medical Consensus
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Move to Indianapolis
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North American Tallgrass Prairie Remnants
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Parnell Elected Leader of Irish Parliamentary Party
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Publication of 'The Poetical Works of T. E. Brown'
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Publication of 'The Science of English Verse'
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Publication of 'The Seasons'
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Publication of 'The Story of the Three Little Birds'
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Publication of 'The Surfaceman'
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Publication of Major Work
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Relocation to California
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Return to the Isle of Man
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Rimbaud's Travels to Africa
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Steam Trawlers Introduced
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Whittier's Involvement in the Women's Suffrage Movement
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Arts and Crafts Movement Influences Home Design
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Arts and Crafts Movement Responds to Eastern Craftsmanship
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Azo Dyes Commercialization
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Bolt-Action Repeating Rifles
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Boric Acid and Borax Used as Food Preservatives
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Combine Harvester Early Adoption
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Death of William Brighty Rands
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Development of Captive Balloon Observation Posts
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Discovery of the Malaria Parasite
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Edison Dismisses Phonograph Value
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Edison Electric Illuminating Company Founded
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Education at Lucy Harrison School for Girls
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Elementary Education Act Makes School Compulsory
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Family Relocation to France
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Final Years in Newcastle upon Tyne
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First Refrigerated Shipment from Australia
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Friendship with Robert Bridges
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Friendship with Robert Louis Stevenson
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Friendship with Walt Whitman
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Introduction of Steel-Hulled Sailing Vessels
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Involvement in Literary Circles
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Involvement with the Women's Club Movement
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Marriage to Hubert Bland
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Move to London and Involvement in the Decadent Movement
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Move to London and Literary Engagement
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Move to New York City
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Ned Kelly's Glenrowan Siege
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Pax Britannica at Its Peak
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Peyote Use in Native American Church
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Publication of 'The Ancient Egypt: The Light of the World'
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Publication of 'The Boy's King Arthur'
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Publication of 'The Devil's Case'
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Publication of 'The Last of the Vikings'
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Publication of First Poetry Collection
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Recognition by the Royal Society of Literature
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Refrigerated Transport Revolutionizes Pig Trade
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Standard Oil Monopoly Peak
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The term Beerage enters political language
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Aldrich's Involvement with the Boston Literary Club
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Appointment as a Literary Editor
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Belle Starr's Outlaw Activities in Indian Territory
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Birth of Alice Meynell's First Child
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Crapper's Valve and Siphon Toilet Improvements
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Early Education and Literary Influence on Gillilan
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Early Education and Teaching Career of Nixon Waterman
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Early Electric Lighting Combined with Ventilation
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Early Life in Mount Ollie, Kentucky
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Education at St Paul's School
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Education at St. Paul's School
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Efficiency Improvements in Late 19th Century Steam Engines
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Exhibition at the Royal Academy
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Family Migration to Springfield, Illinois
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Final relocation to London
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Final Years and Legacy in Dorset
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Final Years in Clifton
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Final Years in Woodbridge
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First Boer War Begins
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First Commercial Newsprint from Wood Pulp
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Friendship with Gerard Manley Hopkins
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Friendship with Henry James
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Friendship with Louisa May Alcott
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Friendship with Paul Valéry
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Global Supply Chain for Hardwood Flooring
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Grand Rapids Hydroelectric Power Begins Operation
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Halftone printing process
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Improved Waste Management and Garbage Collection Systems
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Mass Production of Affordable Mattresses
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Nitrogen Fertilizer Experiments Advance
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North Sea Overfishing Concerns Rise
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Photographic Equipment Miniaturized for Balloons
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Pierre and Jacques Curie Discover Piezoelectricity
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Pioneering Business Credit Reporting
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Polar Bear Tourism and Hunting Expeditions
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Queen Anne Style Residential Architecture
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Refrigerated Rail and Shipping for Global Food Distribution
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Refrigerated Rail Cars for Perishables
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Relocation to Chicago
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Relocation to Paris
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The 1880s Food Safety and the Public Analyst System
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The Standardization of the Continental Breakfast in European Grand Hotels
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Thomas Crapper Popularizes Flush Toilets
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Ballcock Mechanism for Toilet Tanks
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Bicycle Touring Clubs Formed
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Chinese Porcelain Collecting Craze Among British Elites
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Colonial American Catalog Pages for Hygiene
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Development of Modern Shower Technology
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Education at Cumberland House
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First Commercial Toilet Paper in Britain
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First Electric Elevator Installed
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First Female Tailor-Made Suit: Redfern and the Business Dress Revolution
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First Fish Processing Plant in Norway Established
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Introduction of Police Telegraphs for Coordination
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Involvement in Spiritualism
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Return to England after Indian Tenure
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Service's First Poem
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Steam Winches and Cargo Handling Revolution
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The 'Fool's Gold' (Iron Pyrite) Mining Boom in Virginia
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Transition to Bank Clerk
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Vibration-Powered Early Quartz Experiments
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Wabash, Indiana becomes the first electrically lit city in the world
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Wingtip and Spread Collars Popularized
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'A New Milky Way' Poem on Milk Adulteration
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Balloon Carving and Decorative Traditions Develop
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Norwegian Natural Ice Trade Peaks
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The 'Herring Girl' Tradition in Scotland
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The Great Earthquake of 1880 in Alaska
Poets alive in 1880
238 poets
Poets in 1880
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