Historical Events
- Jan 1 1st US public bath opens in New York City
- Jan 1 National debt of Britain & Ireland is 765,126,582 pounds
- Jan 1 Netherlands begins issuing postage stamps
- Jan 3 1st Chinese arrive in Hawaii
- Jan 17 British recognize independence of Transvaal (in South Africa)
- Feb 2 1st British public men's toilet opens in Fleet St, London
- Feb 2 Alexandre Dumas Jr's "La Dame aux Camélias" premieres in Paris
- Feb 11 First British public female toilet opens (Bedford Street, London)
- Feb 15 Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits 1st patient
- Feb 16 Studebaker Brothers wagon company established - precursor of the automobile manufacturer
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