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Historical Events in February 1895

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  • Feb 3 Wilhelm Mauseth skates world record 500 m (46.8 secs)
  • Feb 4 1st rolling lift bridge opens in Chicago
  • Feb 9 William Morgan presents his new sport "Mintonette" to the world at Springfield College, Massachusetts, later renames it "Volleyball" [1]
  • Feb 11 -17°F (-27.2°C) in Braemar, Grampian (UK record)
  • Feb 11 Georgetown became part of Washington, D.C.
  • Feb 13 Moving picture projector patented

Importance of Being Earnest

Feb 14 Oscar Wilde's play "Importance of Being Earnest" premieres at St James's Theatre in London

Writer and Poet Oscar Wilde
  • Feb 15 23 cm (9 inches) of snow falls on New Orleans
  • Feb 20 Congress authorizes a US mint at Denver, Colorodo

Frederick Douglass Honoured

Feb 21 North Caroline Legislature adjourns for the day to mark the passing of Frederick Douglass

Abolitionist Frederick Douglass

Skating Record

Feb 23 Jaap Eden skates world record 10km (17:56)

Cyclist and Speed Skater Jaap Eden
  • Feb 23 William Heard, AME minister & educator, named American minister to Liberia
  • Feb 24 Cuban war for independence begins

Event of Interest

Feb 25 Groenkloof Nature Reserve in Pretoria established by President Paul Kruger as the first game sanctuary in Africa

3rd President of the South African Republic Paul Kruger
  • Feb 26 Michael Owens of Toledo, Ohio, patents a glass-blowing machine


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