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  1. Historical events from year 1888. Learn about 106 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1888 or search by date or keyword.

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    1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1888th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 888th year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th year of the 19th century, and the 9th year of the 1880s decade. As of the start of ...

  3. What happened and who was famous in 1888? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1888.

  4. Events. National income - ₹ 4,773 million. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi left to study in London. Sree Narayana Guru, consecrated the first temple for the untouchables in Aruvippuram, Kerala, South India.

  5. May 6, 2024 · Jack the Ripper, an unidentified serial killer who terrorized London in 1888, remains one of history’s most infamous figures due to his gruesome murders and mysterious identity that continues to fascinate true crime enthusiasts.

  6. 1888: A Year in the Collections. Learn about the Great Blizzard of 1888, one of the fiercest East Coast storms ever recorded. As railroads drove western expansion, Buffalo Bill brought Wild West shows back east, hiring displaced Native people.

  7. Great Blizzard of 1888, winter storm that pummeled the Atlantic coast of the United States, from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine, in March 1888. The blizzard caused more than $20 million in property damage in New York City alone and killed more than 400 people across the Eastern Seaboard.

  8. Apr 30, 2018 · The Great Blizzard of 1888, which struck the American Northeast, became the most famous weather event in history. The ferocious storm caught major cities by surprise in mid-March, paralyzing transportation, disrupting communication, and isolating millions of people.

  9. 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1888th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 888th year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th year of the 19th century, and the 9th year of the 1880s decade. As of the start of ...

  10. In 1888, there was little job security, and workers were docked pay for missing a day—even in a massive snowstorm. Caplovich's book tells the story of William Scribner, of Cannonade, Connecticut, a wire weaver.