WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO DECEMBER 1886
Find out what all happened August to December 1886

Ananda College, a leading Buddhist school in Sri Lanka is established with 37 students. (1. November 1886)

German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest. (27. November 1886)

The first ticker-tape parade takes place in New York City when office workers spontaneously throw ticker tape into the streets as the Statue of Liberty is dedicated. (29. October 1886)

In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty. (28. October 1886)

American Indian Wars: after almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona. (4. September 1886)

The Folies Bergère stages its first revue. (30. November 1886)

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

The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is finalized. (9. September 1886)

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