Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75….
Tag: 1879
31 December 1879
Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey. Thomas Edison (1847–1931) was a prolific American inventor…
28 December 1879
Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75….
8 February 1879
The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney
28 December 1879
Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
28 August 1879
Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetshwayo_kaMpande’]
5 April 1879
Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific. War of the Pacific, Spanish Guerra del Pacífico, 1879–83, conflict involving Chile,…
8 February 1879
The England cricket team is attacked during a riot during a match in Sydney. February 8, 1879. Riots broke out at the Sydney Association Ground…
23 January 1879
The Battle of Rorke’s Drift during the Anglo-Zulu War ends. The Battle of Rorke’s Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke’s Drift, was a…