Historical Events in 1890
144 curated events dated to this year, and 281 musicalized poets on V2Melody were alive then.
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1890
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Death of John Boyle O'Reilly
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Diphtheria Antitoxin Opens the Era of Serum Therapy
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First Major Publication
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Publication of 'The Daughters of the Dusk'
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Publication of 'Y Gadair Ddu' (The Black Chair)
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Publication of Emily Dickinson's First Posthumous Collection
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Recognition as a Children's Poet
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Study at Harvard University
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William James Publishes 'The Principles of Psychology'
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Wounded Knee Massacre
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Arsenic Complexion Wafers Marketed
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Becoming a Minister
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Death of Karl Blind
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Death of William Bell Scott
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Early Education and Illness Impacting Studies
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Education at Lovedale Institution
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Fall of Parnell Splits Irish Nationalism
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Friendship with William James
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Involvement in the Irish Literary Revival
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J.M. Synge's Education at Trinity College
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Move to Samoa
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Paul Cézanne Bridges to Modern Art
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Publication of 'A Marked Man'
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Publication of 'Shorter Poems'
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Publication of 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde
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Publication of 'The Poems of Anne Whitney'
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Publication of 'The Poems of Thomas Bailey Aldrich'
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Publication of 'The Welsh Drama'
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Publication of 'Wordsworth's Grave'
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The Cakewalk Transatlantic Dance Phenomenon
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The Codification of Haute Cuisine by Georges Auguste Escoffier
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The Ghost Dance Religious Movement and Cultural Crisis
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The Progressive Era and Food Safety
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Valéry meets Pierre Louÿs and André Gide
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Absinthe's Influence on Fin-de-Siècle Decadent Movement
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Arthus Shows Calcium Is Essential in Coagulation
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Bicycle Boom and Women's Suffrage Link
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Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid's Wild Bunch Robberies
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Career Beginnings as a Journalist
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Congolese Rubber Atrocities and Starvation
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Death of His Wife, Mary Ann Brown
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Early Artistic Career in London
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First Bible Translation into Vietnamese
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First execution by electric chair at Auburn Prison in New York
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Founding of the Rhymers' Club in London
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Founding of the Richmond Literary Society
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Friendship with Lady Gregory
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Portrays Absinthe in Posters and Paintings
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Islamic Modernism and Salafiyya Movement Peak
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Levi Strauss & Co. Assigns 501 Lot Number to Its Signature Jeans
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Memorial Service at Tremont Temple
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Move to Grim's Dyke
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National American Woman Suffrage Association Formed
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Oscar Wilde Praises Absinthe in London Literary Circles
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Participation in the Rhymers' Club
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Pickering's Harvard Spectral Classification
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Publication of 'On Viol and Flute'
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Publication of 'The Humorist'
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Publication of 'The Light of the World'
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Publication of 'The Rhythm of Life'
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Recognition as a Leading Literary Figure
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Steam Turbines Power Electric Generators
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Absinthe and Opium Synergy in Fin-de-Siècle Paris
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Bicycle in Chinese Urban Transport
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Bicycle Use in Military Courier Service
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Booth's 'In Darkest England' Published
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British Protectorate over Zanzibar
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British South Africa Company Expands into Rhodesia
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British Ultimatum to Portugal over Africa
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Cicely Fox Smith's Early Education
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Clement Ader Éole Flight
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Death of his wife Mary Elizabeth
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Development of the Windjammer Merchant Sailing Ships
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Early Education in Cincinnati
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Early Education in Colmar
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Early Journalism Career of W.M. Herschell
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Education at Cumberland University
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Experiment with Hashish in Fountain Court
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Final Years and Literary Reflection
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Final Years in Kensington
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First Manned, Powered, Heavier-than-air Hop
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First Mass-Produced Chain-Driven Bicycles
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Friendship with Fellow Poet
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Friendship with George Bernard Shaw
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Friendship with Mark Twain
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Friendship with Paul Verlaine
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Friendship with Rudyard Kipling
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Graduation from Guelph Collegiate Institute
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Howitzer Development for Indirect Fire
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Hybrid Corn Breeding Begins
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Introduction of Perforated Toilet Paper Rolls
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Involvement in the Aesthetic Movement
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Involvement with the Rhymers' Club
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Involvement with Women's Literary Clubs
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Kreymborg's Early Education in New York City
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Lake Erie Commercial Fishery Peak
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Milwaukee Becomes Leather Capital
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Public Bath Movement in Industrial Cities
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Publication of 'A Little Book of Western Verse'
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Publication of 'Primavera'
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Publication of 'The King of the Golden River'
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Railway Watch Standards
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Recognition as a Dinner Entertainer
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Scholarship to St. Paul's School
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Selk'nam Genocide in Tierra del Fuego
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Silk Road Revival Interest in Late 19th Century Scholarship
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The 'Copper Kings' Takeover of Butte, Montana
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The 1890s Food Safety and the Rise of Purity Brands
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US Weather Bureau Establishment
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Wilhelm Ostwald Establishes Physical Chemistry
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Adoption of Tubular Tires in Racing
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Alfalfa Expansion as Forage Crop
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Babcock Test for Milk Fat Content
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Balloon Competitions and Races Begin
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Balloon Manufacturing Becomes Industrial Scale
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Baring Crisis and Argentine Default
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Bicycle Frame Standardization
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Bicycle Messenger Services Emerge
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Biological Pest Control Experiments
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Bread Contaminated with Grease, Sawdust, and Rust
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Burial at Holyhood Cemetery
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Creamery Cooperatives Form
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Cycling Magazines Proliferate
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Daily Flag Salutes and Patriotic Recitations
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Decline of High-Wheeler Popularity
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Electric Kettle Commercial Availability
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Family Relocation to Manchester
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First Publication: 'Primavera'
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Forth Bridge Opens
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Friendship with John Burroughs
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Friendship with Laurence Binyon
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Friendship with Oscar Wilde
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Holt's 'The Problem of the Pacific'
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Indian Rope Trick Legend Peak
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Introduction of Freewheel Mechanism
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Introduction of Recycled Paper Processes
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Publication of 'A Little Country Girl'
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Publication of 'The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens'
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Rieflers Regulator Clock
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Rossland Mining Boom
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The 'Synesthesia' and 'Scent' Fad
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The Bicycle Craze and Moral Panic of the 1890s
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Balloon Postcards and Popular Imagery
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Ice Used to Cool Theaters in the Late 19th Century
Poets alive in 1890
281 poets
Poets in 1890
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