WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO DECEMBER 1890
Find out what all happened February to December 1890

At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair. (6. August 1890)

Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later. (27. July 1890)

In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation. (26. July 1890)

The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. (2. July 1890)

The U.S. Congress establishes Sequoia National Park. (25. September 1890)

The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes. (29. November 1890)

Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress. (1. October 1890)

City & South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell. (4. November 1890)

A tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 and injuring 200. (27. March 1890)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy. (24. September 1890)

The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C. (14. April 1890)

The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns. (1. June 1890)

Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state. (3. July 1890)

Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull is killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, leading to the Wounded Knee Massacre. (15. December 1890)

In Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded. (11. October 1890)

The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520 m) long, is opened by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII. (4. March 1890)

King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him. (23. November 1890)

Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia. (22. December 1890)

Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state. (10. July 1890)

Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded. (12. September 1890)