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| − | {{ | + | == Events == |
| + | * [[January 24]] – [[William Edward Forster]], chief secretary for Ireland, introduces his Coercion Bill, which temporarily suspends [[habeas corpus]] so that those people suspected of committing an offence can be detained without trial; it goes through a long debate before it is accepted [[February 2]]. | ||
| + | * [[January 25]] – [[Thomas Edison]] and [[Alexander Graham Bell]] form the [[Oriental Telephone Company]]. | ||
| + | * [[February 16]] – The [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] is incorporated.<ref>http://members.kos.net/sdgagnon/cpa.html </ref> | ||
| + | * [[March 4]] – [[James A. Garfield]] is [[Inauguration of James A. Garfield|sworn in]], as the 20th President of the United States. | ||
| + | * [[March 13]] – [[Alexander II of Russia]] is killed near his palace, when a bomb is thrown at him. He is succeeded by his son, [[Alexander III of Russia|Alexander III]]. | ||
| + | * [[April 15]] – [[Anti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian Empire#1881–84|Anti-Semitic pogroms in Southern Russia]] begin. | ||
| + | * [[May 12]] – In North Africa, [[Tunisia]] becomes a French protectorate by the [[Treaty of Bardo]]. | ||
| + | * [[June 18]] – The [[League of the Three Emperors]] ([[Germany]],[[Austria]], [[Russia]]) is resurrected. | ||
| + | * [[July 2]] – [[Assassination of James A. Garfield]]: United States President [[James A. Garfield]] is shot by lawyer [[Charles J. Guiteau]] in Washington, D.C. The wound becomes [[Infection|infected]], killing Garfield on [[September 19]]. | ||
| + | * [[August 3]] – The [[Pretoria Convention]] peace treaty is signed, officially ending the war between the [[Boers]] and [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. | ||
| + | * [[August 27]] – The [[1881 Atlantic hurricane season|fifth hurricane of the Atlantic season]] hits Florida and the Carolinas, killing about 700. | ||
| + | * [[September 19]] – President [[James A. Garfield]] dies eleven weeks after being shot. Vice President [[Chester A. Arthur]] becomes the 21st President of the United States. | ||
| + | * [[September 20]] – President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in. | ||
| + | * [[October 13]] – Determined to bring about the [[revival of the Hebrew language]] as a way of unifying [[Jews]], [[Eliezer Ben-Yehuda]] has what is believed to be the first conversation in [[Modern Hebrew]], with friends living in [[Paris]]. | ||
| + | * [[November 3]] – The [[Mapuche uprising of 1881]] begins, with an attack on Quillem, [[Chile]]. | ||
| + | * [[December 25]]–[[December 27|27]] – The [[Warsaw pogrom (1881)|Warsaw pogrom]] is carried out in Vistula Land, [[Russian Empire]].<ref>http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/Christmas_TheRealStory.htm#_ftn6</ref> | ||
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| + | === Date unknown === | ||
| + | * Some [[Vatican Secret Archives|Vatican archives]] are opened to scholars for the first time. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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Events
- January 24 – William Edward Forster, chief secretary for Ireland, introduces his Coercion Bill, which temporarily suspends habeas corpus so that those people suspected of committing an offence can be detained without trial; it goes through a long debate before it is accepted February 2.
- January 25 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
- February 16 – The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated.[1]
- March 4 – James A. Garfield is sworn in, as the 20th President of the United States.
- March 13 – Alexander II of Russia is killed near his palace, when a bomb is thrown at him. He is succeeded by his son, Alexander III.
- April 15 – Anti-Semitic pogroms in Southern Russia begin.
- May 12 – In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate by the Treaty of Bardo.
- June 18 – The League of the Three Emperors (Germany,Austria, Russia) is resurrected.
- July 2 – Assassination of James A. Garfield: United States President James A. Garfield is shot by lawyer Charles J. Guiteau in Washington, D.C. The wound becomes infected, killing Garfield on September 19.
- August 3 – The Pretoria Convention peace treaty is signed, officially ending the war between the Boers and Britain.
- August 27 – The fifth hurricane of the Atlantic season hits Florida and the Carolinas, killing about 700.
- September 19 – President James A. Garfield dies eleven weeks after being shot. Vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes the 21st President of the United States.
- September 20 – President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in.
- October 13 – Determined to bring about the revival of the Hebrew language as a way of unifying Jews, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda has what is believed to be the first conversation in Modern Hebrew, with friends living in Paris.
- November 3 – The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins, with an attack on Quillem, Chile.
- December 25–27 – The Warsaw pogrom is carried out in Vistula Land, Russian Empire.[2]
Date unknown
- Some Vatican archives are opened to scholars for the first time.
