| 1886 | North America • USA | Statue of Liberty in New York harbour is dedicated |
| 1889 | Europe • France | The Eiffel Tower is completed and the Exposition Universelle is held in Paris. |
| 1889 | Europe • Great Britain | First exhibition of Impressionist paintings is held in England. Sickert and Steer organize the exhibition London Impressionists with the members of New English Art Club that was founded in 1886. |
| 1893 | North America • USA | World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago |
| 1896 | South America | Teatro Amazonas opens in Manaus, Brazil |
| 1900 | Europe • France
| The Exposition Universelle (International Exposition) opens in Paris |
| 1901 | Europe • Great Britain | Guglielmo Marconi (1874–1937) transmits radio messages from England to Canada. |
| 1902 | Europe • France
| Georges Méliès shows his film A Trip to the Moon in Paris.
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| 1903 | North America • USA | The first flight of a Wright brothers powered airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. |
| 1905 | North America • USA | The first cinema, the Nickelodeon, opens in Pittsburgh. |
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