Data for 1885

The first successful appendectomy is performed (Jan 4), roller coaster is patented (Jan 20), the first Japanese arrive in Hawaii (Feb 9), the Washington Monument is dedicated (Feb 21), AT&T is incorporated in New York (Mar 3), Good Housekeeping goes on sale for the first time (May 2), the Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor (Jun 17), the rabies vaccine is successfully tested (Jul 6), Daimler Reitwagen – regarded as the first motorcycle – is granted patent in Germany (Aug 29) – and all these fine people were born: