1888

Events

Dated Events

• The Island of Dr. Moreau: January 5. Edward Prendick is found adrift in a lifeboat by the Royal Naval gunboat Myrtle. The lifeboat belongs to the missing schooner Ipecacuanha

Undated Events

• Back to the Future: Verne Brown is born. (Source unknown)

• Gargoyles, Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles, Atlantis: The Lost Empire: Fiona and Jackson Canmore are born. (Ask Greg)

• Real World: Great Blizzard of '88 affects the eastern seaboard of the U.S. Brazil abolishes slavery. Jack the Ripper enacts his killing spree in London. The Washington Monument opens. Benjamin Harrison elected President of the United States.

New Fictional Works

Notable Books

Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy, Maiwa's Revenge by H. Rider Haggard.

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