WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO AUGUST 1880
Find out what all happened January to August 1880

An F4 tornado strikes Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100. (18. April 1880)

The Great Gale of 1880 devastates parts of Oregon and Washington with high winds and heavy snow. (9. January 1880)

Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California (11. May 1880)

In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway. (13. May 1880)

First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. (24. June 1880)

France annexes Tahiti. (29. June 1880)

The Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan. (28. June 1880)

Thomas Edison observes the Edison effect. (13. February 1880)

Ferdinand de Lesseps begins French construction of the Panama Canal. (1. January 1880)

Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand – Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan. (27. July 1880)

Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed. (14. August 1880)

War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ended the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign). (7. June 1880)