Otto von Bismarck declares that Germans fear God and nothing else in the world.

Republican Benjamin Harrison wins the US presidential election, replacing Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland.

"National Geographic" begins publication in Washington, D.C.

The "Financial Times" begins publication in London, while in the same city, "Jack the Ripper" murders five prostitutes, giving birth to one of the most recognized figures in popular culture and establishing the notion of the serial killer.

George Eastman invents the box camera, and David Gestetner introduces the typewriter stencil, allowing multiple copies to be made.

In Philadelphia, Theophilus van Kannel develops the revolving door.

The Washington Monument is opened to the public, and Vincent van Gogh paints his famous "Sunflowers".