1896

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1896
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Events

• The riverboat Collette is built.
• The Lumiere brothers invent a means to project motion pictures onto a wall.
• The first modern Olympic Games are held.
• A letter addressed to the Members of the Second Order is dated and signed by Samuel Mathers.
• February 1: Giacomo Puccini's La bohème premiers.
• August 17: Klondike Gold Rush begins when three members of the Tagish tribe discovered gold nuggets in the Bonanza River.
• September: On a Tuesday, Brandon Chinook discovered a vein of gold and was subsequently killed by Archibald Malloy who ended up claiming his find.
• Robert Diesel's engine perfected.
• Henry Ford and Ransom Olds produce their first cars.
• The first unmanned flight of a heavier-than-air plane is made by Samuel Langley.
• Theodore Roosevelt supports William McKinley during the election. William McKinley is later elected president and he appoints Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
• The construction of the Uganda Railway begins.
• Several people in the United States of America see strange airships.

Births

• Omar (Approximate)
• Rudolph Macleod's son
• Charlie "Lucky" Luciano

Appearances

• Indiana Jones Jr et le Fantôme du Klondike (Mentioned only)
• Indiana Jones and the Interior World (Mentioned only)
• Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates (Mentioned only)

Sources

• The Man with the Big Stick (Non-fiction source)
• Birth of a Nation (Non-fiction source)
• Indiana Jones Explores Ancient Greece (Non-fiction source)
• The World of Indiana Jones
• Giacomo Puccini - Music of the Heart (Non-fiction source)
• The Rise of the Moguls - The Men Who Built Hollywood (Non-fiction source)

External links

• 1896 on Wikipedia