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  1. Alfred Nobel

    to Italy

    1891Sanremo, Italy

    Accused of “high treason against France” for selling Ballistite to Italy, Nobel moved from Paris to Sanremo, Italy in 1891.

  2. Marie Curie

    Travelling to Paris

    1891Paris, France

    In late 1891, she left Poland for France. In Paris, Maria (or Marie, as she would be known in France) briefly found shelter with her sister and brother-in-law.

  3. Marie Curie

    She Enrolled In The University of Paris

    1891Paris, France

    She rented a garret closer to the university, in the Latin Quarter, and proceeding with her studies of physics, chemistry, and mathematics at the University of Paris, where she enrolled in late 1891.

  4. Nikola Tesla

    George Westinghouse explained his financial difficulties to Tesla in stark terms

    1891U.S.

    In early 1891, George Westinghouse explained his financial difficulties to Tesla in stark terms, saying that, if he did not meet the demands of his lenders, he would no longer be in control of Westinghouse Electric and Tesla would have to "deal with the bankers" to try to collect future royalties. The advantages of having Westinghouse continue to champion the motor probably seemed obvious to Tesla and he agreed to release the company from the royalty payment clause in the contract.

  5. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

    Lefting London

    May, 1891London, England

    Gandhi, at age 22, was called to the bar in June 1891 and then left London for India, where he learned that his mother had died while he was in London and that his family had kept the news from him.

  6. W. E. B. Du Bois

    Du Bois received a scholarship to attend the sociology graduate school

    1891Harvard University, Massachusetts, U.S.

    In 1891, Du Bois received a scholarship to attend the sociology graduate school at Harvard.

  7. Flag of the United States

    Star for Wyoming

    Saturday Jul 4, 1891U.S.

    The flag was changed to have 44 stars. (for Wyoming)

  8. Nikola Tesla

    Tesla became a naturalized citizen of the United States

    Thursday Jul 30, 1891U.S.

    On 30 July 1891, aged 35, Tesla became a naturalized citizen of the United States.

  9. Frederick Douglass

    Douglass resigned

    Thursday Jul 30, 1891Haiti

    Douglass resigned the commission in July 1891.

  10. Nikola Tesla

    Tesla coil

    1891U.S.

    In the same year, Tesla patented his Tesla coil.

  11. Alfred Nobel

    to Italy

    1891Sanremo, Italy

    Accused of “high treason against France” for selling Ballistite to Italy, Nobel moved from Paris to Sanremo, Italy in 1891.

  12. Marie Curie

    Travelling to Paris

    1891Paris, France

    In late 1891, she left Poland for France. In Paris, Maria (or Marie, as she would be known in France) briefly found shelter with her sister and brother-in-law.

  13. Marie Curie

    She Enrolled In The University of Paris

    1891Paris, France

    She rented a garret closer to the university, in the Latin Quarter, and proceeding with her studies of physics, chemistry, and mathematics at the University of Paris, where she enrolled in late 1891.

  14. Nikola Tesla

    George Westinghouse explained his financial difficulties to Tesla in stark terms

    1891U.S.

    In early 1891, George Westinghouse explained his financial difficulties to Tesla in stark terms, saying that, if he did not meet the demands of his lenders, he would no longer be in control of Westinghouse Electric and Tesla would have to "deal with the bankers" to try to collect future royalties. The advantages of having Westinghouse continue to champion the motor probably seemed obvious to Tesla and he agreed to release the company from the royalty payment clause in the contract.

  15. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

    Lefting London

    May, 1891London, England

    Gandhi, at age 22, was called to the bar in June 1891 and then left London for India, where he learned that his mother had died while he was in London and that his family had kept the news from him.

  16. W. E. B. Du Bois

    Du Bois received a scholarship to attend the sociology graduate school

    1891Harvard University, Massachusetts, U.S.

    In 1891, Du Bois received a scholarship to attend the sociology graduate school at Harvard.

  17. Flag of the United States

    Star for Wyoming

    Saturday Jul 4, 1891U.S.

    The flag was changed to have 44 stars. (for Wyoming)

  18. Nikola Tesla

    Tesla became a naturalized citizen of the United States

    Thursday Jul 30, 1891U.S.

    On 30 July 1891, aged 35, Tesla became a naturalized citizen of the United States.

  19. Frederick Douglass

    Douglass resigned

    Thursday Jul 30, 1891Haiti

    Douglass resigned the commission in July 1891.

  20. Nikola Tesla

    Tesla coil

    1891U.S.

    In the same year, Tesla patented his Tesla coil.