Editing 1890 (section)

=== January–March ===
* [[January 1]] – The [[Kingdom of Italy]] establishes [[Eritrea]] as its colony in the [[Horn of Africa]].
* [[January 2]] – Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer in the [[White House]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=95 |title=This Day in History: 1890 |work=History.com |publisher=A&E Television Networks |access-date=2009-10-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209191324/http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=95 |archive-date=February 9, 2010 }}</ref>
* [[January 11]] – [[1890 British Ultimatum]]: The United Kingdom demands Portugal withdraw its forces from the land between the Portuguese colonies of [[Portuguese Mozambique|Mozambique]] and [[Portuguese Angola|Angola]] (most of present-day [[Zimbabwe]] and [[Zambia]]).
* [[January 15]] – Ballet ''[[The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)|The Sleeping Beauty]]'', with music by [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]], is premiered at the [[Mariinsky Theatre|Imperial Mariinsky Theatre]] in [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], Russia.
* [[January 25]]
** The [[United Mine Workers]] of America is founded.
** American journalist [[Nellie Bly]] completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
* [[February 5]] – The worldwide [[insurance]] and [[financial]] service brand [[Allianz]] is founded in [[Berlin]], Germany.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EDjSAAAAIAAJ&q=Allianz+AG+February+5,+1890|title=Germany, Inc: the new German juggernaut and its challenge to world business|page=130|access-date=2013-07-16|year=2000|publisher=John Wiley|author=Werner Meyer-Larsen|isbn=9780471353577}}</ref>
* [[February 18]] – The [[National American Woman Suffrage Association]] (NAWSA) is founded by [[Elizabeth Cady Stanton]] and [[Susan B. Anthony]].
* [[February 24]] – [[Chicago]] is selected to host the [[World's Columbian Exposition|Columbian Exposition]].
* [[March 3]] – The first [[American football]] game in [[Ohio State University]] history is played in [[Delaware, Ohio]], against [[Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|Ohio Wesleyan]]
* [[March 4]] – The [[Forth Bridge]], the longest bridge in [[Great Britain]], on the [[Firth of Forth]] in Scotland, is opened to rail traffic.
* [[March 8]] – [[North Dakota State University]] is founded in [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]].
* [[March 17]] – The first railway in [[South African Republic|Transvaal]], the Randtram, opens between [[Boksburg]] and [[Braamfontein]] in [[Johannesburg]].<ref name="SAR History">''The South African Railways – Historical Survey''. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978.</ref>
* [[March 20]] – Kaiser [[Wilhelm II]] forces [[Otto von Bismarck]] to resign as [[Chancellor of Germany]].
* [[March 27]]
** [[March 1890 middle Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak]]: 24 significant tornadoes are spawned by one system, including one that kills 76 people in [[Louisville]], Kentucky.
** [[Preston North End]] retain the English Football League Championship, winning their final game at [[Notts County]]
* [[March 28]] – [[Washington State University]] is founded in [[Pullman, Washington|Pullman]].