Editing 1893 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
[[File:Looking West From Peristyle, Court of Honor and Grand Basin, 1893.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[May 1]]: [[World's Columbian Exposition]], Chicago]]
* [[April 1]] &ndash; The rank of [[Chief Petty Officer]] is established in the [[United States Navy]].
* [[April 6]] &ndash; The iconic [[Salt Lake Temple]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] is dedicated, after 40 years of construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/locations/temple-square-salt-lake-city-temple|title=Salt Lake Temple}}</ref>
* [[April 8]] &ndash; The first recorded [[college basketball]] game occurs in [[Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania]], between the [[Geneva College]] [[Covenanters]] and the [[New Brighton, Pennsylvania|New Brighton]] [[YMCA]].
* [[April 17]]
** [[Belgian general strike of 1893]]: Riots erupt in [[Mons, Belgium|Mons]]; the day after, the Belgian Parliament approves [[Universal suffrage|universal male suffrage]].
** The [[Alpha Xi Delta]] [[Fraternities and sororities|Sorority]] is founded at [[Lombard College]] in [[Galesburg, Illinois]].
* [[May]] &ndash; The [[Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland]] is formed.
* [[May 1]] &ndash; The [[World's Columbian Exposition|1893 World's Fair]], also known as the World's Columbian Exposition, opens to the public in Chicago, Illinois. The first United States commemorative [[postage stamp]]s are issued for the event.
* [[May 5]] &ndash; [[Panic of 1893]]: A crash on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] starts a [[Depression (economics)|depression]].
* [[May 9]] &ndash; Edison's 1½ inch system of [[Kinetoscope]] is first demonstrated in public, at the Brooklyn Institute.
* [[May 23]] &ndash; [[Gandhi]] arrives in South Africa, where he will live until [[1914]], lead non-violent protests on behalf of Indian immigrants in the [[South African Republic]] (Transvaal), and develop a deeper experience of such activities.
* [[June 4]] &ndash; The [[Anti-Saloon League]] is incorporated, originally as a state organization, in [[Oberlin, Ohio]].<ref>George M. Hammell, ''The Passing of the Saloon: An Authentic and Official Presentation of the Anti-liquor Crusade in America'' (F.L. Rowe Company, 1908) p193, p414</ref>  On [[December 18]], [[1895]], it becomes a nationwide organization.  The same year, the [[American Council on Alcohol Problems]] is established, along with the [[Committee of Fifty for the Study of the Liquor Problem]].
* [[June 6]] &ndash; [[Wedding of Prince George, Duke of York, and Princess Mary of Teck]]: the future King [[George V]] of the United Kingdom marries at [[St James's Palace]] in London.
* [[June 15]] &ndash; [[1893 German federal election]]: Small [[anti-Semitic]] parties secure 2.9% of the vote.
* [[June 17]] &ndash; Gold is found in [[Kalgoorlie]], Western Australia.
[[File:Mh kleine scheidegg sommer.jpeg|thumb|200px|right|[[June 20]]: [[Wengernalpbahn]] railway.]]
* [[June 20]]
** The [[Wengernalpbahn]] railway in [[Wengen]], Switzerland ([[Canton of Bern]]) is opened.
** [[Lizzie Borden]] is acquitted of the axe murder of her parents in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]] in [[1892]].
[[File:British warships, Malta 1902.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[June 22]]: British [[Mediterranean Fleet]] flagship ''Victoria'' sinks.]]
* [[June 22]] &ndash; The [[flagship]] {{HMS|Victoria|1887}} of the British [[Mediterranean Fleet]] collides with {{HMS|Camperdown|1885}} and sinks in 10 minutes; Vice-admiral Sir [[George Tryon]] goes down with his ship.
* [[June 29]] &ndash; Unveiling of the [[Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain]] at [[Piccadilly Circus]] in London with its statue of [[Anteros]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Times]]|location=London|date=1893-06-30|page=11|issue=33991|title=The Shaftesbury Memorial, Piccadilly-Circus}}</ref>