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Events

Dated Events

  • Real World: March 25. A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City kills 145 people; the tragedy exposes bad sweatshop practices, and leads to reform in business and fire safety.
  • Real World: May 15. Standard Oil is deemed an unreasonable monopoly by the standards of the Sherman Antitrust Act; the comapny is broken up.
  • Real World: June 15. The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (later IBM) is incorporated in New York.
  • Real World: October 10. Wuchang Uprising in China; beginning of the Xinhai Revolution, and beginning of the end for the Qing Dynasty.

Undated Events

  • Real World: Macchu Picchu is discovered by Hiram Bingham.

New Fictional Works

Notable Books

The Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker.

Notable Films

Little Nem (cartoon short).


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