Editing 1892 (section)

=== January–March ===
* [[January 1]] – [[Ellis Island]] begins processing [[Immigration to the United States|immigrants to the United States]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Harlan D. Unrau|title=Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York-New Jersey|publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service|year=1984|page=208}}</ref>
* [[February 27]] – [[Rudolf Diesel]] applies for a patent, on his compression ignition engine (the [[Diesel engine]]).
* [[February 29]] – [[St. Petersburg, Florida]] is incorporated as a town.
* [[March 1]] – [[Theodoros Deligiannis]] ends his term as [[Prime Minister of Greece]] and [[Konstantinos Konstantopoulos]] takes office.
* [[March 6]]–[[March 8|8]] – "Exclusive Agreement": Rulers of the [[Trucial States]] ([[Abu Dhabi]], [[Dubai]], [[Sharjah]], [[Ajman]], [[Ras al-Khaimah]] and [[Umm al-Quwain]]) sign an agreement, by which they become ''de facto'' [[British protectorate]]s.
* [[March 11]] – The first [[basketball]] game is played in public, between students and faculty at the Springfield YMCA before 200 spectators.<ref name=Republican>{{cite news | title = Basket Football Game | newspaper = Springfield Republican | location = [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] | date = March 12, 1892 | url = http://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/206238 | access-date = June 9, 2014}}</ref> The final score is 5–1 in favor of the students, with the only goal for the faculty being scored by [[Amos Alonzo Stagg]].<ref name=Republican/>
* [[March 13]] – [[Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine|Ernest Louis]], a grandson of [[Queen Victoria]], becomes [[Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine]] on the death of his father, [[Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine|Grand Duke Louis IV]].
* [[March 15]]
** The [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool Football Club]] is founded in England by [[John Houlding]], the owner of [[Anfield]]; Houlding decides to form his own team after [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] leaves Anfield, in an argument over rent.
** [[Jesse W. Reno]] patents the first [[escalator]], installed at [[Coney Island]].
* [[March 17]] – The [[St. Patrick's Day Snowstorm]] besieges [[Tennessee]] with upwards of 26 inches of snow, establishing accumulation records that still stand.
* [[March 18]] – Sir [[Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby|Frederick Stanley]], Governor General of Canada, announces his intention to donate the [[Stanley Cup]] for ice hockey.
* [[March 20]] – The first ever [[Top 14|French rugby championship]] final takes place in Paris. [[Pierre de Coubertin]] referees the match, which [[Racing Métro 92 Paris|Racing Club de France]] wins 4–3 over [[Stade Français Paris|Stade Français]].
* [[March 31]] – The world's first [[fingerprinting]] bureau is formally opened by the [[Buenos Aires]] Chief of Police; it has been operating unofficially since the previous year.
[[File:Lumbar patent dieselengine.jpg|thumb|[[February 27]]: [[Rudolf Diesel]]'s patent.]]