What Happened in 1882

Dr. William Steward Halsted Performs the First Mastectomy

Dr. William Steward Halsted was the first to remove a breast in 1882 in the effort to overcome the disease. From 1895 to 1970's 90% of women... Read more

Tesla Identifies Magnetic Induction Field Principle

In 1882, Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla identified the rotating magnetic induction field principle used in alternators and pioneered the use of this... Read more

Nikola Tesla begins working for Continental Edison

In 1882 Tesla moved to Paris, to work as an engineer for the Continental Edison Company, designing improvements to electric equipment brought... Read more

Oscar Wilde Begins Lecture Tour of the United States and Canada

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A.A. Milne Is Born

Alan Alexander Milne (pronounced /ˈmɪln/) (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear... Read more

Franklin D Roosevelt is Born

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in the Hudson Valley town of Hyde Park, New York. His father, James Roosevelt, and his... Read more

James Joyce is Born

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was born on 2 February 1882 to John Stanislaus Joyce and Mary Jane Murray in the Dublin suburb of Rathgar. He was... Read more

Ferdinand Preiss Is Born

Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss (February 13, 1882 - 1943) was a German sculptor. He was born in Erbach im Odenwald as one of six children. Both... Read more

Jesse James is Assassinated by Robert Ford

With his gang nearly annihilated, James trusted only the Ford brothers, Charley and Robert. Although Charley had been out on raids with James, Bob... Read more

Charles Darwin Dies

He died at Down House on 19 April 1882. He had expected to be buried in St Mary’s churchyard at Downe, but at the request of Darwin’s colleagues,... Read more

James F. Byrnes Is Born

James F. Byrnes was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 2, 1882. (He falsified his year of birth in order to become a court... Read more

Mohammad Mosaddeq is born

Mohammad Mosaddeq (Persian: محمد مصدق, pronounced [mohæmmæde mosæddeq] ( listen),[add stress] also Mosaddegh, Mossadegh, or Musaddiq) (19 May 1882... Read more

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna Of Russia Is Born

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (Russian: О́льга Алекса́ндровна Рома́нова; Olga Alexandrovna Romanova) (June 13 [O.S. June 1] 1882 –... Read more

Hugstetten Rail Disaster

The Hugstetten rail disaster occurred on the railway line between Freiburg im Breisgau and Breisach am Rhein on 3 September 1882. With 64 killed... Read more

The First Labor Day Parade

On September 5, 1882, some 10,000 workers assembled in New York City to participate in America's first Labor Day parade. After marching from City... Read more

The World's First Hydroelectric Power Plant Begins Operation

On September 30, 1882, the world's first hydroelectric power plant began operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin. The plant, later named... Read more