Editing 1890s (section)

=== Prominent political events ===
[[File:Degradation alfred dreyfus.jpg|thumb|[[Dreyfus affair]] – Alfred Dreyfus being dishonorably discharged, 5 January 1895.]]
* 1890: A split erupted in [[Irish nationalism]] over a scandal involving the Irish leader [[Charles Stewart Parnell]]'s affair with a fellow MP's wife, [[Katharine O'Shea]].
* 1890: The [[Revolution of the Park]] - a failed uprising in [[Argentina]], against the government of [[Miguel Ángel Juárez|Miguel Juárez Celman]], which forced Celman's resignation and marked the decline of the historical period known as the [[Generation of '80]].
* 1893: New Zealand becomes the first country to grant women the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-zealand-first-in-womens-vote|title=New Zealand first in women's vote|website=HISTORY}}</ref>
* 1894: The [[Greenwich Observatory]] bomb attack. This was possibly the first widely publicised terrorist incident in Britain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.413|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930035329/https://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.413|url-status=dead|title=Propaganda by Deed – the Greenwich Observatory Bomb of 1894|archivedate=September 30, 2007}}</ref>
* The [[Dreyfus affair]] – a political scandal that divided France in the 1890s and the early 20th century. It involved the conviction for [[treason]] in November 1894 of Captain [[Alfred Dreyfus]], a young French artillery officer of [[History of the Jews in Alsace|Alsatian Jewish descent]].
* 1895: The [[Gongche Shangshu movement]]. In April, over 1300 [[Imperial examination|Jǔrén]], present in Beijing to participate in the imperial examination, sign a petition requesting reforms by the [[Guangxu Emperor]]. [[Kang Youwei]] is the main organizer of the movement. In May, thousands of Beijing scholars and citizens protested against the [[Treaty of Shimonoseki]]. The emperor would respond with the [[Hundred Days' Reform]] of 1898.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.changingtrip.com/english/50sight/02.asp|title="Eternal Sorrow over Ying'Tai"|access-date=2010-01-06|archive-date=2011-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708133845/http://www.changingtrip.com/english/50sight/02.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Venezuelan crisis of 1895]]: It is resolved by the Paris Arbitration Award of 1899 by which much of the [[Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute|disputed territory]] is awarded to [[British Guiana]] instead of [[Venezuela]].
* [[1896 United States presidential election|1896 Republican Realignment]]
* The 1896 [[Cross of Gold speech]] by [[William Jennings Bryan]]
* In June 1897: The [[Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria]] was celebrated marking [[Queen Victoria]]'s 60-year reign. Celebrations to honour the grand occasion — the first Diamond Jubilee of any British monarch — showcased the Queen's role as 'mother' of the British Empire and its Dominions.
* 1899: 
* The [[New Imperialism]]
* The [[Populist Party (United States)|Populist Party]] reaches its high point in American history.