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August 15 – Chief Yowlachie, Native American actor (died 1966) August 29 – Joyce Hall, founder of Hallmark Cards (died 1982) September 3 – Annie Elizabeth Delany, African American physician and author (died 1995) September 28 – Myrtle Gonzalez, silent film actress (died 1918) October 7 – Charles R. Chickering, illustrator (died 1970)
1891 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1891st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 891st year of the 2nd millennium, the 91st year of the 19th century, and the 2nd year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1891, the ...
The incident is noteworthy as the engagement in military history in which the most Medals of Honor have been awarded in the military history of the United States. This was the last tribe to be invaded which broke the backbone of the American Indian Wars and the American Frontier. [9] In 1891 the Chilean Civil War was fought from January to ...
March 3 – The first American football game in Ohio State University history is played in Delaware, Ohio against Ohio Wesleyan University; Ohio State wins 20–14. March 8 – North Dakota State University is founded in Fargo, North Dakota. March 27 – A tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 people and injuring 200.
1898 – USS Maine explodes in Havana, Cuba harbor, precipitating the Spanish–American War; 1898 – De Lôme Letter; 1898 – Treaty of Paris (1898) ends Spanish–American War; Philippine–American War begins; 1898 – Hawaii annexed; 1898 – Newlands Resolution; 1898 – American Anti-Imperialist League organized; 1899 – Teller Amendment
1891 Dow process. The Dow process is the electrolytic method of bromine extraction from brine, and was Herbert Henry Dow's second revolutionary process for generating bromine commercially in 1891. [20] 1891 Tesla coil. A Tesla coil is a type of resonant transformer circuit invented by Nikola Tesla around 1891. Nikola Tesla used these coils to ...
The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton. The United States Tennis Association (USNLTA) is established by a small group of tennis club members; the first U.S. Tennis Championships are played this year. Former United States Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce is the first African-American to have his signature on American paper currency.
1891 in the United States by state or territory (50 C) 1891 disestablishments in the United States (16 C, 4 P) 1891 establishments in the United States (50 C, 25 P)