Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
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10 June 1886
Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17 km long fissure across the mountain peak.
8 May 1886
Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named “Coca-Cola” as a patent medicine.
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13 June 1886
A fire destroys much of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
10 June 1886
The famous Pink and White Terraces are buried and 153 people are killed as Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts.
13 June 1886
The Great Vancouver Fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
29 October 1886
The first ticker tape parade takes place in New York City
10 June 1886
Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts. One hundred and fifty three people are killed and the Pink and White Terraces are destroyed.
8 May 1886
The Pharmacist John Styth Pemberton sells his first a carbonated beverage that was named “Coca-Cola”.