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1890s

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


 
 
Wikipedia: 1890s
Millennia: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades: 1860s 1870s 1880s - 1890s - 1900s 1910s 1920s
Years: 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894
1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
Categories: Births - Deaths - Architecture
Establishments - Disestablishments

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.

Events and trends

1895 Benz Velo. Along with its contemporary Duryea Motor Wagon, considered the earliest standardized cars. The decade marking further developments in the history of the automobile.
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1895 Benz Velo. Along with its contemporary Duryea Motor Wagon, considered the earliest standardized cars. The decade marking further developments in the history of the automobile.

Commerce

Technology

  • Early commercial production of automobiles
  • People went to movies.

Science

War, peace and politics

Boer guerrillas during the Second Boer War
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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)

See also

Gay Nineties

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