WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO DECEMBER 1880
Find out what all happened February to December 1880

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

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

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)

John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Band. (1. October 1880)

Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol. (11. November 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)

A large earthquake strikes Zagreb and causes many casualties. One of them is the Zagreb Cathedral. (9. November 1880)

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

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

The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the nation's oldest, continuously-independent college daily. (16. September 1880)

Mexican soldiers kill Victorio, one of the greatest Apache military strategists. (15. October 1880)

France annexes Tahiti. (29. June 1880)

The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1. September 1880)

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

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

First electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison. (1. October 1880)