WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO OCTOBER 1890
Find out what all happened April to October 1890

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

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

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

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

Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable. (1. July 1890)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Anna Månsdotter becomes the last woman in Sweden to be executed, for the 1889 Yngsjö murder. (7. August 1890)

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

Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal. (7. April 1890)