6 events found for 1894
A crowd of workers, unemployed due to the Panic of 1893, concluded the first significant popular protest march on Washin
In response to a 28-percent wage cut, 4,000 Pullman Palace Car Company workers went on strike in Illinois, bringing rail
Germany's Emanuel Lasker defeated Wilhelm Steinitz to become the world chess champion, beginning a record 27-year reign
Governor Davis Hanson Waite ordered the Colorado state militia to protect and support miners engaged in a five-month str
Tower Bridge (pictured), a combined bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames in London, was inaugurated
Jules-Albert de Dion finished first in the world's first motor race, but did not win as his steam-powered car was…