WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO DECEMBER 1895
Find out what all happened February to December 1895

The first gasoline-powered race in the United States; first prize is $2,000. (2. November 1895)

Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the Cuban War of Independence, that ends with the Spanish-American War in 1898. (24. February 1895)

The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan. (17. April 1895)

The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours. (28. November 1895)

Madagascar becomes a French protectorate. (30. September 1895)

German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his Navigable Balloon. (31. August 1895)

American Frontier murderer and outlaw John Wesley Hardin is killed by an off-duty policeman in a saloon in El Paso, Texas. (19. August 1895)

The trial in the libel case brought by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality. (3. April 1895)

At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies. (27. November 1895)

The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade. (21. October 1895)

George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile. (5. November 1895)

The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Ching-sung as its president. (25. May 1895)

John Brallier became the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid $10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association. (3. September 1895)

Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph. (19. March 1895)

The Kiel Canal, crossing the base of the Jutland peninsula and the busiest artificial waterway in the world, is officially opened. (20. June 1895)

Booker T. Washington delivers the "Atlanta Compromise" address. (18. September 1895)

Doukhobors burn their weapons as a protest against conscription by the Tsarist Russian government. (29. June 1895)

Henry Irving becomes the first person from the theatre to be knighted. (24. May 1895)

William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball. (9. February 1895)

In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional. (8. April 1895)