WHAT HAPPENED IN 1897.
Look what happened the 1897.

The town of Ambiky is captured by France from Menabe in Madagascar. (30. August 1897)

Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector. (31. August 1897)

The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America. (1. September 1897)

Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 20 unarmed immigrant miners in Pennsylvania, United States. (10. September 1897)

After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom. (11. September 1897)

Tirah Campaign: Battle of Saragarhi. (12. September 1897)

The "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" editorial is published in the New York Sun. (21. September 1897)

German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). (10. October 1897)

The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public. The Library had been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol. (1. November 1897)

London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs. (6. December 1897)

Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper, La Fronde, in Paris. (9. December 1897)

Belo Horizonte, the first planned city in Brazil, is founded. (12. December 1897)

The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand. (30. December 1897)