Editing 1874 (section)

=== October–December ===
* [[October 9]]
** The [[Treaty of Bern]] establishes the [[General Postal Union]], to coordinate the exchange of international mail.
** The San Diego Society of Natural History, originator of the [[San Diego Natural History Museum]], is founded in California.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hile |first1=Kevin |title=The Handy California Answer Book |date=September 19, 2016 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |isbn=978-1-57859-622-5 |page=146 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BHgRDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA146 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[October 19]] &ndash; The modern [[University of Zagreb]] is founded.
* [[October 31]] &ndash; The [[Quebra–Quilos revolt|Quebra-Quilos Revolt]] starts in [[Paraíba]], [[Empire of Brazil]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-09-21 |title=História do Rio Grande do Norte n@ Web - Império |url=http://www.seol.com.br/rnnaweb/historia/imperio/revoltas.htm |access-date=2022-02-12 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921182424/http://www.seol.com.br/rnnaweb/historia/imperio/revoltas.htm |archive-date=21 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[November 2]] &ndash; The first issue of [[Japanese-language]] newspaper ''[[Yomiuri Shimbun]]'' is published in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://info.yomiuri.co.jp/english/yomiuri.html|title=The Yomiuri Shimbun ： Corporate Profile of The Yomiuri Shimbun|website=Corporate Profile of The Yomiuri Shimbun|language=ja|access-date=2017-07-23}}</ref> 
* [[November 4]] &ndash; [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] gain control of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the first time since [[1860]].
*[[November 6]] &ndash; The [[University of Adelaide]] is founded in Australia. 
* [[November 7]] &ndash; ''[[Harper's Weekly]]'' publishes a [[cartoon]] by [[Thomas Nast]] which is the first use of an [[elephant]] as a symbol for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in the United States.<ref>[http://www.harpweek.com/09Cartoon/CartoonOfTheDay.asp?Year=2003?Month=November?Date=7 “Attitude of the Easy Boss”].</ref>
* [[November 9]] &ndash; The [[New York Zoo hoax]], a supposed breakout of animals from the [[Central Park Zoo]], is perpetrated on the public.
* [[November 10]] &ndash; [[John Ernst Worrell Keely]] demonstrates his "induction resonance motion motor", a [[perpetual motion machine]], which eventually turns out to be a fraud.
* [[November 11]] &ndash; The [[Gamma Phi Beta]] [[sorority]] is founded at [[Syracuse University]]. This is the first women's Greek letter organization to be called a [[sorority]].
* [[November 16]] &ndash; Premiere of [[Alfred Cellier]]'s [[comic opera]] ''[[The Sultan of Mocha]]'' at the [[Prince's Theatre, Manchester]].
* [[November 18]] &ndash; Sailing ship ''[[Cospatrick (ship)|Cospatrick]]'' carrying emigrants from England bound for New Zealand, catches fire and sinks in the South Atlantic with the loss of all but three of the 472 persons on board.
* [[November 25]] &ndash; The [[United States Greenback Party]] is established as a [[political party]], made primarily of farmers financially hurt by the [[Panic of 1873]].
* [[December 1]] &ndash; [[Iceland]] is granted a [[constitution]] and limited home rule from Denmark.
* [[December 9]] &ndash; ''[[Passage de Vénus]]'' is released as the oldest "film" in history.
* [[December 29]] &ndash; General Martínez and Brigadier General Luís Daban stage a ''pronunciamento'' at [[Sagunto]], and proclaim Isabel's son [[Alfonso XII|Alfonso]] as King of Spain. Subsequently, the Madrid garrison follows suit, and the [[First Spanish Republic]] comes to an end.