Year in review
1891
6 recaps from this year - events, occasions, and cultural moments.
1891Tesla Patents Wireless Transmission
Tesla's wireless power and transmission breakthroughs lay groundwork for radio and remote communication systems.
1891Edison Patents the Kinetoscope
Thomas Edison's patented motion-picture viewer became the first commercially viable device for viewing moving images, founding the film industry.
1891Tesla's Wireless Power Transmission Demonstration
Nikola Tesla's public demonstration of wireless electrical transmission at his New York laboratory pioneered concepts that would influence wireless technology for generations.
1891Tesla Coil Demonstrated by Nikola Tesla
Tesla's demonstration of wireless transmission and the coil bearing his name pioneered modern electromagnetic technology and wireless power concepts.
1891Australian Shearers' Strike
Wool shearers across Queensland and New South Wales staged Australia's first major industrial labor action, establishing the template for unionist political power in the antipodes.
1891Rhodes Scholarship Program Founded
Cecil Rhodes endowed a scholarship to select global leaders for Oxford, establishing one of the world's most prestigious educational fellowships.