In Munich, bicyclists have to pass a test and display license plates.
King C Gillette invents the safety razor with disposable blades but the equipment necessary to produce the razor wasn’t available until 6 years later in 1901 when the razor was patented.
The nation's first large hydroelectric power plant, built by Westinghouse, is completed at Niagara Falls.
W. K. Kellogg processes the first flaked cereal.
George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
Wilhelm Röntgen discovers a type of radiation later known as X-rays.
Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies.
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky proposes a space elevator.
Auguste and Louis Lumiere display their first moving picture film in Paris.
Duck Reach Power Station the first publicly-owned hydro-electric plant in the Southern Hemisphere, opens.
