Events 1885-1889; 1893-1897

Date

Event

1885	The Indian National Congress holds its first meeting to pursue the struggle for India's independence from Great Britain.
1886	The Statue of Liberty, a gift to the United States from France, is dedicated by President Cleveland in New York City harbor.
1893	New Zealand becomes the first nation to grant women the right to vote in all elections.
1895	German physicist Wilhelm K. Roentgen discovers the X ray.
1896	Jewish journalist Theodor Herzl founds the Zionist movement with the publication of his pamphlet The Jewish State.