Augustus Giovanni diablerizes Cappadocius.
The treaty between the Camarilla and the Giovanni that formally accepted the Giovanni as the successors of the Cappadocians.
The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago on October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km2) of the city, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless.
A stock market crashed sets off the Panic of 1873, one of the great financial panics of the 19th century.
The first commercial typewriters were introduced in 1874, but did not become common in offices until after the mid-1880s
First 'Impressionist' exhibition, features Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro and Berthe Morisot
Thomas Edison’s company, Edison Electric Light Company begin marketing its new product.
The First Boer War, also known as the First Anglo-Boer War, the Transvaal War or the Transvaal Rebellion, was a war fought from 16 December 1880 until 26 March 1881 between the United Kingdom and the South African Republic (also known as Transvaal Republic; not to be confused with the modern-day Republic of South Africa). The war resulted in defeat for the British and the second independence of the South African Republic.
The British Mediterranean Fleet carries out the Bombardment of Alexandria, its forces capturing the city of Alexandria in Egypt and securing the Suez Canal.
The Married Women's Property Act 1882 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly altered English law regarding the property rights of married women, which besides other matters allowed married women to own and control property in their own right.