Editing 1888 (section)

=== January–March ===
[[File:Brooklyn blizzard 1888.jpg|thumb|right|[[March 11]]: [[Great Blizzard of 1888]].]]
* [[January 3]] &ndash; The great telescope (with an objective lens of {{convert|91|cm|abbr=on}} diameter) at [[Lick Observatory]] in California is first used.
* [[January 12]] &ndash; The [[Schoolhouse Blizzard]] hits [[Dakota Territory]], the states of [[Montana]], [[Minnesota]], [[Nebraska]], [[Kansas]], and [[Texas]], leaving 235 dead, many of them children on their way home from school.
* [[January 13]] &ndash; The [[National Geographic Society]] is founded in [[Washington, D.C.]]
*[[January 19]] &ndash; The [[Battle of the Grapevine Creek]], the last major conflict of the [[Hatfield-McCoy Feud]].
* [[January 21]] &ndash; The [[Amateur Athletic Union]] is founded by [[William Buckingham Curtis]] in the United States.
* [[January 26]] &ndash;  The [[Lawn Tennis Association]] is founded in England.
* [[February 27]] &ndash; In [[West Orange, New Jersey]], [[Thomas Edison]] meets with [[Eadweard Muybridge]], who proposes a scheme for [[sound film]].
* [[March 8]] &ndash; The Agriculture College of Utah (later [[Utah State University]]) is founded in [[Logan, Utah]].
* [[March 9]] &ndash; [[William I, German Emperor|Wilhelm I]] dies, [[Frederick III, German Emperor|Frederick III]] becomes German Emperor and King of Prussia.
* [[March 11]] &ndash; The [[Great Blizzard of 1888]] begins along the [[East Coast of the United States|eastern seaboard]] of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
* [[March 13]] &ndash; The summit of [[1888 Ritter Island eruption and tsunami|Ritter Island]] collapsed resulting in a [[tsunami]] and the deaths of an estimated 500 to 3,500 people.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Paris|first1=R.|last2=Switzer|first2=A.D.|last3=Belousova|first3=M.|date=2014|title=Volcanic tsunami: a review of source mechanisms, past events and hazards in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea)|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-013-0822-8/tables/1|journal=Natural Hazards|volume=70|issue=1 |pages=447–440|doi=10.1007/s11069-013-0822-8|bibcode=2014NatHa..70..447P |s2cid=73610567|via=}}</ref>
* [[March 13]] &ndash; [[De Beers|De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd.]] is founded in [[Kimberley, South Africa|Kimberley]].
* [[March 15]] &ndash; The [[Sikkim Expedition]], a British military expedition to expel the Tibetans from northern [[Sikkim]], begins.
* [[March 16]] &ndash; The foundation stone for a new [[National Library of Greece]] is laid in [[Athens]].
* [[March 20]] &ndash; The first [[Romen Theatre#Forerunners of Romen Theatre|Romani language operetta]] premieres in Moscow, Russia.
* [[March 23]] &ndash; A meeting called by [[William McGregor (football)|William McGregor]], to discuss establishment of [[The Football League]], is held in London.
* [[March 25]] &ndash; Opening of an international ''Congress for Women's Rights'' organized by [[Susan B. Anthony]] in Washington, D.C., leading to formation of the [[International Council of Women]], a key event in the international women's movement.