- The Greerbrier Ghost testifies in the murder trial of Erasmus Shue
- Harrisburg, PA destroyed by fire
- William McKinley becomes US President
- The Boston subway opens
- Lattimer Massacre, Pennsylvania
- First use of the word computer
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Events of 1897
My family seemed fairly isolated from US and world events around them. Here are just a few events from 1897 that they may or may not have been aware of.
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Thank you for sharing this. Three of my four grandparents were born in 1897. How nice to know what was going on in the world at that time!
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