The First Nobel Peace Prizes were awarded to the Red Cross founder Jean Henri Dunant and peace activist Frederic Passy.
On her 63rd birthday, American school teacher Annie Taylor was the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
President Theodore Roosevelt changed the name of the 'Executive Mansion' to 'The White House.'
Theodore Roosevelt became the US president after former president William McKinley died from gunshot wounds.
American baseball player Joe McGinnity was suspended after a brawl in which he punched and spat at umpire Tom Connolly.
New York state became the first to require license plates on automobiles.
J.P. Morgan incorporated the US Steel Corporation.
Winston Churchill gave his first speech in the British House of Commons.
Queen Victoria's funeral took place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England.
After the death of Queen Victoria, Britain moved their postage stamps to the King Edward VII series.
