History

Century

A simplified diagram of the Verneuil process

History of Watchmaking

Invention of synthetic jewels by Auguste Verneuil in France.


World history

The United States passed legislation authorising racial segregation.


Swiss history

Switzerland's population reached 3 million. Delivery of the first Swiss Army Knife.


Art and Culture

Emergence of Art Nouveau (Victor Horta, Henri Clemens van de Velde, Eugène Grasset, Alphonse Mucha).
Edvard Munch painted The Scream.