8 events found for 1893
The trial of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and step-mother begins in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large,
Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother
The Royal Navy battleship HMS Camperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMS Victoria which s
Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs the first successful open-heart surgery in United States…
The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
A revolution led by the liberal general and politician José Santos Zelaya takes over state power in Nicaragua.
Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado…