April 1894

Saturday 14:

Thomas Edison demonstrates the kinetoscope, a device for peep-show viewing using photographs that flip in sequence, a precursor to movies.

Saturday 21:

Norway formally adopts the Krag-Jørgensen rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.

Monday 30:

Coxey's Army reaches Washington, D.C. to protest the unemployment caused by the Panic of 1893.