Verses on various occasions / by John Henry Newman

Events in Newman's life	Events in the UK	Events in the wider world
The Royal University of Ireland recieves a Charter, allowing the Catholic University to reform as University College, Dublin.	Education Act 1880 passed making primary schooling compulsory. First Boer War begins. Second Anglo-Afghan War ends. William Ewart Gladstone returns as Prime Minister defeating Disraeli.	Broadway, New York lit by electricity. Construction starts on the Panama Canal. James Garfield elected 20th President of the United States.