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1890 - The First Franco-Dahomean War, which raged in 1890, was a conflict between France, led by General Alfred-Amédée Dodds, and Dahomey under King Béhanzin. The French emerged triumphant after winning the Battle of Abomey.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Franco-Dahomean_War

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1891 The Chilean Civil War of 1891 (also known as Revolution of 1891) was a civil war in Chile fought between forces supporting Congress and forces supporting the President, José Manuel Balmaceda from 16 January 1891 to 18 September 1891.

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1892 : U.S. presidential election, 1892: Grover Cleveland is elected over Benjamin Harrison and James B. Weaver, to win the second of his non-consecutive terms.

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1893
Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar

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1894 - Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time.

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1895 - W. E. B. Du Bois becomes the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

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1896 - the X-Ray machine is exhibited for the first time.

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1897 - J.J. Thompson announces the discovery of the electron

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1898 - New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, making the "City of Greater New York" the world's second largest city. This is also when the city was divided into the five boroughs - Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Queens.

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1899 - President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.