What Happened in 1890

Frank Lloyd Wright Works on Louis Sullivan Bungalow

The Louis Sullivan Bungalow was a vacation home for noted architect Louis Sullivan on the Gulf Coast in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. It was built in... Read more

Museu Paulista Is Established

The Museu Paulista of the University of São Paulo (commonly known by Brazilians as Museu do Ipiranga) is a Brazilian history museum located near... Read more

Nellie Bly Returns Home

On January 25, 1890, police cleared a path through a cheering crowd for reporter Nellie Bly as she stepped off a train in New York just 72 days, 6... Read more

'The Picture of Dorian Gray' Is Published

In 1890, Oscar Wilde published the first version of The Picture of Dorian Gray in Lippincott's Magazine. After vociferous public responses to the... Read more

Idaho is the 43rd State Admitted to the Union

On July 3, 1890, Idaho became the forty-third state of the Union. Idaho population then was 88,548. The Oregon Trail had opened in 1842, but for... Read more

Wyoming is the 44th State Admitted to the Union

Carved from sections of Dakota, Utah, and Idaho territories, Wyoming Territory came into existence by act of Congress on July 25, 1868. The... Read more

Cy Young Pitches His First Professional Game

On August 6, 1890, baseball great Cy Young pitched his first professional game, leading the Cleveland Spiders past the Chicago Colts. Over the... Read more

H. P. Lovecraft is Born

Howard Phillips Lovecraft—known as H. P. Lovecraft—was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as... Read more

Agatha Christie is born

Dame Agatha Christie, DBE (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), was an English crime writer of novels, short stories and plays. She also wrote... Read more

Sinking of the Ottoman Frigate Ertuğrul

After sailing in Asian waters for more than a year, a time filled with various mishaps and difficulties, the Ertugrul arrived in June of 1890 in... Read more