NINS Digital Collections

Events in Newman's life	Events in the UK	Events in the wider world
Death of Bishop William Clifford.	The Manchester Ship Canal opened to traffic. Beatrix Potter writes the story of Peter Rabbit. Foundation of the Labour Party by Keir Hardie.	Henry Ford completed his first petrol fuelled engine. New Zealand becomes the first country to grant women the vote. Mahatma Gandhi begins civil disobedience in India. Grover Cleveland inaugrated as 24th US President. The world's first movie studio opens in New Jersey.