Part 31 (1/2)

=70=--Tay Bridge disaster Dec. 28, 1879

71--Death of Mrs. Mary Ann Cross (George Eliot) Nov. 22, 1880

72--International Medical Congress in London; 2000 doctors from all parts of the world Aug. 3, 1881

73--Greenwich Observatory changed mode of reckoning time; commencing at midnight as in the case of civil time Jan. 1, 1885

74--First complete copy of Revised Bible presented to H. M. The Queen May 15, 1885

75--Sixpenny Telegrams introduced Oct. 1, 1885

76--By Pope's special authority the Queen visits the Monastery of the Grande Chartreuse Apr. 23, 1887

77--Queen's Jubilee; 50th Anniversary June 20, 1887

78--The ”Times” Newspaper celebrates its 100th Anniversary Jan. 1, 1888

79--First of 10 victims of ”Jack the Ripper,”

Whitechapel, London Aug. 29, 1888

=80=--Henry Irving, Miss Terry and Lyceum Co., play at Sandringham, before the Queen, Royal Family and Guests Apr. 26, 1889

81--Lord Mayor of London, Cardinal Manning and Bishop of London, const.i.tute a Board of Conciliation in the great Dock Strike Sept. 5, 1889

82--Sir E. Guinness gives 250,000 for the erection of dwellings for the poor of London and Dublin Nov. 19, 1889

83--Great Speech of Sir William Harcourt on Free Education in Scotland Aug. 1, 1890

84--Death of Cardinal Newman Aug. 11, 1890

85--Funeral of Charles Bradlaugh Feb. 3, 1891

86--Loss of s.s. ”Utopia,” off Gibraltar, 600 lives lost Mar. 17, 1891

87--International Postal Congress May 23, 1891

88--Meeting of Imperial Federation League June 19, 1891

89--Primrose League Demonstration at Hatfield July 18, 1891

=90=--Meeting in connection with University Extension of Education, held in Oxford Aug. 6, 1891

91--International Agricultural Congress reject nationalization of land Sept.11, 1891

92--Mr. Lidderdale and the Baring Liquidation Sept.17, 1891

93--Publication of Koch's new remedy for Tuberculosis Oct. 22, 1891

94--Centenary of Mozart's death observed in England Dec. 5, 1891

95--Indian national congress opened Dec. 27, 1891