Timeline March 1889

Events in March 1889 9

• 1803 – 1889 John Ericsson (1803-1889) Died 8 March 1889, aged 85 Swedish-American engineer Ericsson designed the ironclad USS Monitor, whose 1862 duel with CSS Virginia transformed naval warfare. He also pioneered the screw propeller for ships.
• 1811 – 1889 John Bright (1811-1889) Died 27 March 1889, aged 77 Bright was a British Radical and Liberal statesman who campaigned for free trade and electoral reform, co-founding the Anti-Corn Law League. He served in several Liberal cabinets under William Gladstone.
• 1885 – 1889 Cleveland 1st presidency 22nd President — 1885 to 1889 Grover Cleveland served as the 22nd President from March 4, 1885 to March 4, 1889. He vetoed more bills than any previous president, opposed corruption and supported civil service reform.
• 1889 – 1893 B. Harrison presidency 23rd President — 1889 to 1893 Benjamin Harrison served as the 23rd President from March 4, 1889 to March 4, 1893. Six states were admitted during his term, the most by any president. The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed in 1890.
• 1889 Apia cyclone wrecks German and American fleets Storm defuses a naval standoff in Samoa A powerful cyclone struck Apia harbor in Samoa, destroying six German and American warships that had gathered amid a tense standoff for control of the islands. The shared disaster eased the naval confrontation and pushed the powers toward a negotiated settlement of the Samoan crisis.
• 1889 – 1951 Warner Baxter (1889-1951) American actor, the second Best Actor Oscar winner, for In Old Arizona.
• 1889 Warner Baxter born in Columbus Warner Baxter is born in Columbus.
• 1889 – present Eiffel Tower Exposition Universelle Built for the World's Fair, it became an iconic symbol of Paris and French industrial prowess.
• 1889 Eiffel Tower opens Centerpiece of the Paris Exposition Universelle Gustave Eiffel's company completed the wrought-iron tower for the 1889 World's Fair marking the centenary of the French Revolution. At 300 meters it became the tallest man-made structure on Earth, a record it held until 1930.