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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. A millennium (pl millennia) is a period of Time equal to one thousand Years (from Latin la mille, thousand and la annum The second millennium is a period of time that commenced on January 1, 1001, and ended on December 31, 2000. A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred is One hundred consecutive Years Centuries are numbered ordinally (e The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mauve (French form of Malva, " Mallow " məʊv rhymes with "grove" is a pale lavender - lilac Color, Sir William Henry Perkin, FRS ( March 12, 1838 July 14, 1907) was an English Chemist best known for his Aniline, phenylamine or aminobenzene is an Organic compound with the formula C6H7N Mauve (French form of Malva, " Mallow " məʊv rhymes with "grove" is a pale lavender - lilac Color, Gay Nineties is an American term that refers to the decade of the 1890s Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. The phrase, "The Gay Nineties," was not coined until 1926. This decade was also part of the Gilded Age, a phrase coined by Mark Twain, alluding to the seemingly profitable era that was riddled with crime. In American history, the Gilded Age refers to major growth in population in the United States and extravagant displays of wealth and excess of America's upper-class during Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist

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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.
1895 Benz Velo. Along with its contemporary Duryea Motor Wagon, considered the earliest standardized cars. The Duryea Motor Wagon was among the first standardized Automobiles and among the first powered by Gasoline. The decade marking further developments in the history of the automobile. Vehicles that can be considered Automobiles were demonstrated as early as 1769 although that date is disputed 1806 marked the introduction of Fuel gas powered Internal

Commerce

Technology

Science

War, peace and politics

Boer guerrillas during the Second Boer War
Boer guerrillas during the Second Boer War

Culture, religion

Literature and arts

Others

People

Family Life

During this time, men were the patriarchs. They took care of their family and were the workers. If the father were to die, he must pass his land onto his children who will carry the family name

World leaders

  1. Nasser-al-Din Shah, 1848-1896
  2. Mozzafar-al-Din Shah, 1896-1907

Important people

Entertainers

Sports

Books about the 1890s

See also

Gay Nineties

External links

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