WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO AUGUST 1886
Find out what all happened February to August 1886

Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day culminating in the Haymarket Affair. (1. May 1886)

Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent Motorwagen – the first purpose-built automobile. (3. July 1886)

A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia. (13. June 1886)

Haymarket Square Riot: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, Illinois, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. The police fire into the crowd. (4. May 1886)

An earthquake kills 100 in Charleston, South Carolina. (31. August 1886)

King Ludwig II of Bavaria is found dead in Lake Starnberg south of Munich at 11:30 PM. (13. June 1886)

Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of man-made aluminum, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister Julia Brainerd Hall. (23. February 1886)

Dr. John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia. (29. March 1886)

The people of France offer the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States. (4. July 1886)

William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons. (8. April 1886)

Famous Apache warrior, Geronimo, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars. (27. March 1886)

Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine. (8. May 1886)

The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4. (30. June 1886)

The Bay View Tragedy: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven. (5. May 1886)

Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time. (26. June 1886)

The first scheduled Canadian transcontinental train arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia. (4. July 1886)

The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham. (1. March 1886)

The U.S. President Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom in the White House, becoming the only president to wed in the executive mansion. (2. June 1886)

The New York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand. (3. July 1886)

Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and destroying the famous Pink and White Terraces. (10. June 1886)