WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MAY 1893
Find out what all happened January to May 1893

Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey. (1. February 1893)

Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri. (1. March 1893)

The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Nix v. Hedden that a tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit, under the Tariff Act of 1883. (10. May 1893)

The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. (6. January 1893)

The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established. (1. April 1893)

Henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder receives its premiere performance in Berlin. (19. January 1893)

Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff. (6. April 1893)

The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana. (21. January 1893)

The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago. (1. May 1893)

The USS Indiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched. (28. February 1893)

The Citizen's Committee of Public Safety, led by Lorrin A. Thurston, overthrows the government of Queen Liliuokalani of the Kingdom of Hawaii. (17. January 1893)

U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USS Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. (13. January 1893)

The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting. (13. January 1893)