1874 - What happened in 1874 ?

February 1874

Saturday 21:

The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first newspaper.

Monday 23:

Walter Winfield patents a game called "sphairistike" which is more commonly called lawn tennis.

March 1874

Wednesday 18:

Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights.

May 1874

Saturday 09:

The first horse drawn carriage made its début in the city of Mumbai, plying on two routes.

August 1874

Wednesday 05:

Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in England.

September 1874

Thursday 03:

The congress of the state of México elevates Naucalpan to the category of Villa, with the title of "Villa de Juárez".

October 1874

Friday 09:

General Postal Union was created as a result of the Treaty of Berne.

November 1874

Saturday 07:

A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party

Wednesday 25:

The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party made primarily of farmers financially hurt by the Panic of 1873.