WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JUNE 1892
Find out what all happened February to June 1892

Chicago 'L' (commuter rail system) begins operation (6. June 1892)

Benjamin Harrison became the first President of the United States to attend a baseball game. (7. June 1892)

Charles Duryea claims to have driven the first automobile in the United States, in Springfield, Massachusetts. (19. April 1892)

St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated. (29. February 1892)

Homer Plessy was arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson. (7. June 1892)

The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (30. June 1892)

The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia. (11. June 1892)

In San Francisco, California, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club. (28. May 1892)

The General Electric Company is formed. RMS Titanic disaster. (15. April 1892)

Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledged to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; originally presented to amateur champions, the Stanley Cup has been awarded to the top pro team since 1910, and since 1926, only to National Hockey League teams. (18. March 1892)

Liverpool F.C. is founded. (15. March 1892)

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