Year in review
1887
4 recaps from this year - events, occasions, and cultural moments.
Germany/United States · 1887 · Tech launches
1887Berliner Gramophone Patent
Berliner's flat-disk phonograph design became the standard for recorded sound, displacing Edison's cylinder and enabling mass production of music.
United States · 1887 · Tech launches
1887Nikola Tesla's AC Motor Patent
Tesla's polyphase AC induction motor revolutionized electrical engineering and enabled the large-scale power distribution that built the modern industrial world.
United Kingdom · 1887 · Festivals
1887Queen Victoria's Jubilee Celebration
Britain's monarch marked fifty years on the throne with a global imperial pageant that reinforced Victorian cultural dominance.
United States · 1887 · Elections
1887Interstate Commerce Commission Established
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 created the first major U.S. federal regulatory agency, establishing the government's power to regulate industry beyond laissez-faire capitalism.
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