January 8 - In a devastating fire, most of the Chicago Columbian Exposition is destroyed.
April 14 - Thomas Edison's vending machine peep show opens in New York City.
May 30 - The first baseball player to hit four home runs in a game is Bobby Lowe of Boston, Massachusetts.
June 28 - The first Labor Day holiday is declared by an Act of Congress.
August 16 - The chiefs of the Sioux and Onondaga tribes in America hold a meeting to urge their people to cast aside Christianity and return to the faith of their fathers.
December 22 - The U.S. Golf Association is formed in New York City.