January 1
January 1
The first immigrants arrive at Ellis Island
On New Year’s Day 1892, Annie Moore, a teenage girl from Ireland, becomes the very first immigrant to be processed on America’s Ellis Island. Annie, along with her two younger…
A Year In History: 1892
This Year in History:
1892
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
January 7
January 7
Coal mine explodes in Oklahoma
A massive mine explosion leaves nearly 100 dead in Krebs, Oklahoma, on January 7, 1892. The disaster, the worst mining catastrophe in Oklahoma’s history, was mainly due to the mine…
June 19
June 19
Siblings’ murder becomes first crime solved with fingerprint evidence
On June 19, 1892, Francesca Rojas’ two young children—a six‑year‑old boy and a four‑year‑old girl—are stabbed to death in their home in the small town of Necochea, Argentina. Rojas tells…
August 4
August 4
Lizzie Borden’s parents found dead
On August 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden are found hacked to death in their Fall River, Massachusetts, home. Andrew was discovered in a pool of blood on the living…
October 5
October 5
The Dalton Gang is wiped out in Coffeyville, Kansas
On October 5, 1892, the famous Dalton Gang attempts the daring daylight robbery of two Coffeyville, Kansas, banks at the same time. But if the gang members believed the sheer…
October 14
October 14
“The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” published
On October 14, 1892, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle, is published. The book was the first collection of Holmes stories, which Conan Doyle had been publishing in…
December 17
December 17
First issue of “Vogue” is published
On December 17, 1892, Arthur Baldwin Turnure first publishes a new magazine, dedicated to “the ceremonial side of life” and targeted at “the sage as well as the debutante, men…
