1894
Sino-Japanese War begins (ends in 1895 with China's defeat). In France, Capt.
Alfred Dreyfus convicted on false treason charge (pardoned in 1906). In U.S.,
Jacob S. Coxey of Ohio leads "Coxey's Army" of unemployed on
Washington. Eugene V. Debs calls general strike of rail workers to support
Pullman Company strikers; strike broken, Debs jailed for six months. Edison's
kinetoscope given first public showing in New York City.