Significant Events
- Feb 19 Thomas Edison is granted a patent for his gramophone (phonograph)
- Jun 13 Congress of Berlin begins, determines the territories of the states in the Balkan peninsula following the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78
1878 in Sport
- Feb 11 1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms
World Leaders in 1878
Benjamin Disraeli
British Prime Minister
Otto von Bismarck
German Statesman
Famous People in 1878
Claude Monet
Impressionist Painter
Giuseppe Verdi
Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Composer
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
George M. Cohan
Joseph Stalin
Lionel Barrymore
Manuel L. Quezon
Upton SinclairWould You Believe?
British physician Dr. Charles Drysdale warns against the use of tobacco in a letter to The Times newspaper in one of the earliest public health announcements on the dangers of smoking
On September 25, 1878
Famous Weddings
- Mar 20 53rd UK Prime Minister Archibald Primrose (31) weds heiress Hannah de Rothschild (27) at the Board of Guardians in Mount Street, London
- Dec 4 Novelist Bram Stoker (31) weds Florence Balcombe (20) in Dublin, Ireland
Boss Tweed
John Russell
Victor Emmanuel IIArticles on Events in 1878
Wonder of Woolworths Begins its Meteoric Rise
It was a simple idea: opening a store where nothing cost more than five cents. The idea caught on so quickly that Woolworth’s became a retail phenomenon.
February 22, 1878
Artist's 'Rocket' Shot Down in Flames
Artist James Whistler sought £1,000 libel damages from an art critic but was told by a jury on this day that he could whistle for it!
November 26, 1878
Albert's Monumental Legacy
Architect George Gilbert Scott, who designed the Albert Memorial in honour of Queen Victoria's beloved husband, Prince Albert died on this day.
March 27, 1878