Thirty-three explorers, scientists, and geographers gathered in Washington, D.C., to found the National Geographic Society, which soon began publishing its famous yellow-bordered magazine.

Mary Ann Nichols was found murdered in Whitechapel, the first killing widely attributed to the unidentified serial killer later dubbed 'Jack the Ripper.'

Mary Jane Kelly, believed to be the last victim of Jack the Ripper, was found brutally murdered in her Whitechapel room, ending the killer's known reign of terror.

John Boyd Dunlop received a patent for his pneumatic tire design, reinventing a technology that would transform bicycles and later automobiles.