What Happened in 1875

Elizabeth Blackwell becomes a Professor of Gynaecology at the London School of Medicine

Blackwell taught at created London School of Medicine for Women and accepted a chair in gynecology. She retired a year later. During her... Read more

Whiskey Ring Scandal Is Exposed

In the United States, the Whiskey Ring was a scandal, exposed in 1875, involving diversion of tax revenues in a conspiracy among government agents,... Read more

Tesla Enrolls At Austrian Polytechnic

At the Polytechnic school Tesla began his studies in mechanical and electrical engineering. One day a physics teacher showed Tesla's class a new... Read more

Wreck of the SS Gothenburg

She left Port Darwin for Melbourne on the 14th with 88 passengers and a crew of 38, reaching Somerset via Albany Pass, on the 19th. The passengers... Read more

Civil Rights Act Is Signed

A distinguishing characteristic in the Grant Presidency was Grant's concern with the plights of African Americans and native Indian tribes. Grant's... Read more

First Derby Day

Popular rider Oliver Lewis rode H. P. McGrath's thoroughbred Aristides to victory in the first Kentucky Derby on May 17, 1875, at the Louisville... Read more

Captain Matthew Webb Becomes the First Person to Swim the English Channel

Immortality doesn't come often and once is enough for most swimmers, but not for Captain Matthew Webb, who was first to swim the English Channel in... Read more

Edgar Rice Burroughs is Born

Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the... Read more

Gilbert H. Grosvenor Is Born

October 28 marks the birth date of Gilbert H. Grosvenor, the editor credited with transforming National Geographic Magazine from a small scholarly... Read more

Holy Name Cathedral is dedicated

The new Cathedral of the Holy Name is dedicated by Bishop Foley. Read more

Plot Leads to Major Catastrophe

Alexander 'Sandy' Keith, Jr. was a notorious nineteenth century criminal from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Keith was born in 1827 in Caithness,... Read more

William Marcy "Boss" Tweed Escapes From Prison

On December 4, 1875, William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, notorious leader of New York City's Democratic political machine, escaped from prison and fled to... Read more