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1890s

 
WordNet: 1890s
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the decade from 1890 to 1899
  Synonym: nineties


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The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the "Mauve Decade," because William Henry Perkin's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the "Gay Nineties", under the then-current usage of the word "gay" which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no connotation of homosexuality as in present-day usage. The phrase, "The Gay Nineties," was not coined until 1926. This decade was also part of the Gilded Age, a phrase coined by Mark Twain, alluding to the seemingly profitable era that was riddled with crime. In America, the 1890s were marked by a severe economic depression sparked by the Panic of 1893, as well as several strikes in the industrial workforce.

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Events and trends

1895 Benz Velo. Along with its contemporary Duryea Motor Wagon, those vehicles were considered the earliest standardized cars. The 1890s also saw further developments in the history of the automobile.

Commerce

Technology

  • Commercial production of automobiles began and was at an early stage.
  • Lawrence Hargrave makes first stable wing design for heavier-than-air craft.

Science

War, peace and politics

Boer guerrillas during the Second Boer War

Culture, religion

Literature and arts

Others

People

World leaders

  1. Nasser-al-Din Shah, 1848–1896
  2. Mozzafar-al-Din Shah, 1896–1907

Important people

Entertainers

Sports

Books about the 1890s

  • The Mauve Decade, by Thomas Beer (1926)
  • The Alienist, By Caleb Carr

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