In addition to all my other fascinating hobbies and pursuits, I am also a collector of old books. CROWN JEWELS (or GEMS OF LITERATURE, ART AND MUSIC) was published in 1887 by the National Publishing Company. Here is one of the steelplate engravings, entitled THE INVITATION.
Having a curious mind, I researched what was happening in 1887. Here's some of what I found:
January 4th - Thomas Stevens is first man to bicycle around the world (SF - SF).
February 23 - Congress grants Seal Rocks to San Francisco.
March 13 - Chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs.
May 2 - Hannibal W. Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
June 15 - Stanley's expedition reaches Yambuya Waterfalls Congo.
August 2 - Rowell Hodge patents barbed wire.
September 28 - Gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million.
November 29 - U.S. receives rights to Pearl Harbor, on Oahu, Hawaii.
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