What Happened in 1895

Jane Addams is appointed garbage inspector

Addams' approach began to change, however, and she became motivated to physically improve her neighborhood. Concerned about the putrid conditions... Read more

Winston Churchill Travels To Cuba

I hope the United States will not force Spain to give up Cuba— unless you are prepared to accept responsibility for the results of such action. If... Read more

'An Ideal Husband' Opens at the Haymarket Theatre in London

One of the issues being worked out in the Victorian theater was the so-called woman question. Plays like Pinero's The Second Mrs.Tanqueray... Read more

Babe Ruth is born

Ruth was born at 216 Emory Street in Pigtown, a rough neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. Ruth's German-American parents, Kate Schamberger-Ruth... Read more

'The Importance of Being Ernest' Premieres in London

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his. Read more

Frederick Douglass Dies

Speaks at a meeting of the National Council of Women in Washington, D.C. Dies suddenly that evening of heart failure while describing the meeting... Read more

Montreal Victorias win Stanley Cup

On March 8, 1895, the Montreal Victorias won the 1895 AHAC title, finishing the season with a 6–2 record. Under the Stanley Cup rules, the team... Read more

Oscar Wilde Brings Libel Charges Against the Marquess of Queensberry

At the Albemarle Club where Wilde dined, Queensberry left his calling card complete with misspelling of the libelous word: "To Oscar Wilde, posing... Read more

Oscar Wilde is Prosecuted on Charges of 'Gross Indecency'

The love that dare not speak its name" in this century is such a great affection of an elder for a younger man as there was between David and... Read more

Harper's Weekly Carries A Story On The World Transportation Commission's Visit To Ceylon

On April 27, 1895, the popular periodical Harper's Weekly carried a story on the World Transportation Commission's visit to Ceylon, now called Sri... Read more

Oscar Wilde is Sentenced to Two Years Hard Labor

It is no use for me to address you. People who can do these things must be dead to all sense of shame, and one cannot hope to produce any effect... Read more

Booker T. Washington Delivers His "Atlanta Compromise" Speech

On September 18, 1895, Booker T. Washington delivered his famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech at the opening of the Cotton States and International... Read more

Louis Pasteur Dies

Prof. Pasteur's condition became seriously worse on the evening of Friday last. Albuminuria was observed, the heart became very weak, and painful... Read more

Gare Montparnasse Station Derailment and Train Wreck

Gare Montparnasse became famous for a derailment on 22 October 1895 of the Granville-Paris Express that overran the buffer stop. The engine... Read more

First American Automobile Race

At 8:55 a.m. on November 28, 1895, six "motocycles" left Chicago's Jackson Park for a 54 mile race to Evanston, Illinois and back through the snow.... Read more