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  • Sweden
    Friday Jan 1, 1875
    Alfred Nobel

    Nobel invented gelignite

    Sweden
    Friday Jan 1, 1875

    In 1875 Nobel invented gelignite, more stable and powerful than dynamite.




  • Switzerland
    1875
    Chocolate

    Milk Chocolate

    Switzerland
    1875

    Milk had sometimes been used as an addition to chocolate beverages since the mid-17th century, but in 1875 Daniel Peter invented milk chocolate by mixing powdered milk developed by Henri Nestlé with the liquor.




  • Spiez, Switzerland
    1875
    Spiez Castle

    Von Erlach family retained ownership of the castle

    Spiez, Switzerland
    1875

    After the invasion and the creation of the Helvetic Republic, the von Erlach family lost their land rights and jurisdiction over the village, but retained ownership of the castle until 1875.




  • Spiez, Switzerland
    1875
    Spiez Castle

    The castle passed through several owners until a foundation bought the castle and associated church

    Spiez, Switzerland
    1875

    After 1875, the castle passed through several owners until a foundation bought the castle and associated church. The gardens are now open to the public and the castle rooms are used for conferences, concerts, exhibitions and other events.




  • Graz, Austria
    1875
    Nikola Tesla

    Tesla enrolled at Austrian Polytechnic in Graz

    Graz, Austria
    1875

    In 1875, Tesla enrolled at Austrian Polytechnic in Graz, Austria, on a Military Frontier scholarship.




  • France
    1875
    Bicycle

    Popular Again

    France
    1875

    By 1875, high-wheel bicycles were becoming popular in France, though ridership expanded slowly.




  • France
    Sep, 1875
    Statue of Liberty

    Early work Announcement

    France
    Sep, 1875

    By 1875, France was enjoying improved political stability and a recovering postwar economy. The growing interest in the upcoming Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia led Laboulaye to decide it was time to seek public support. In September 1875, Bartholdi announced the project and the formation of the Franco-American Union as its fundraising arm. With the announcement, the statue was given a name, Liberty Enlightening the World.


  • Ottoman Empire
    1875
    Ottoman Empire

    Bankruptcy declaration

    Ottoman Empire
    1875

    The Ottoman state, which had begun taking on debt with the Crimean War, was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1875.


  • New Canton, Virginia, U.S.
    Sunday Dec 19, 1875
    Carter G. Woodson

    Birth

    New Canton, Virginia, U.S.
    Sunday Dec 19, 1875

    Carter G. Woodson was born in New Canton, Virginia on December 19, 1875, the son of former slaves, Anne Eliza (Riddle) and James Henry Woodson.


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