| Clue | | Date or Month |
| This Dutch artist continues his series of Sunflowers paintings | |
| This capital of Queensland receives 465 mm (18.3 inches) of rain in one day, a record for any Australian capital city | |
| Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello premieres at this Milan opera house | |
| The Dawes Act or General Allotment Act, is enacted. It dealt with land distribution for Native Americans in this present day state. | |
| Anne Sullivan begins teaching this disabled woman | |
| This man begins his third year in office as President of the United States | |
| Alexander III begins his 7th year as head of this empire | |
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| Lottie Dod sets the still-standing record for youngest ladies' singles champion at this tennis tournament | |
| This woman celebrates her Golden Jubilee in London | |
| This poet of 'The New Colossus', immortalized at the Statue of Liberty dies (and is not restored to life four days later) | |
| Michelson-Morley experiment results are published showing that the speed of this is independent of motion. | |
| A Study in Scarlet, by this author, is the first Sherlock Holmes novel published | |
| The Raffles Hotel opens in this south asian colony city-state | |
| Coached by Harry W. Beecher, this ivy league college football team goes 9-0 | |
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