Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah became the first elected female State Senator in the United States.
The Erickson Brothers submitted the application for the first dial telephone patent.
Inventor Harvey Hubbell patented the popular light bulb with a pull chain.
Inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi applied for the patents for the radio.
The chandelier of the Palais Garnier Opera House broke, and its debris fell on a crowd.
The first modern international Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.
College students illegally produced America's first X-ray photo.
Austrian newspaper called 'Die Presse' released Willhelm Röntgen's discovery of X-rays.
Utah became the 45th state to join the United States of America.
