1896
Athens hosted games
1896 is a year in the late nineteenth century, often referenced as a historical marker.
In American politics, it names a pivotal presidential election pitting William McKinley against William Jennings Bryan.
The year also saw the first modern Olympic Games in Athens and the discovery of gold in the Klondike.
Greece's capital city
- marathonLong-distance footrace
- discusHeavy disc for throwing
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
- fencingCombat with blunted blades
wrestling · shooting · cycling · swimming · weightlifting · track · field · Pierre de Coubertin
Electrical message system
- phonographGrooved disc audio player
- automobileSelf-propelled passenger conveyance
- X-raysShort-wavelength penetrating light
- MarconiRadio telegraphy pioneer
Edison · Tesla · cinematograph · Lumière · wireless · electricity · typewriter · locomotive
Yukon gold rush region
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- Plessy v FergusonRuling permitting segregation
- McKinleyScottish-Irish surname
- BryanCeltic male name
Dreyfus affair · Ethiopia · election · coronation · exposition
Distort someone's reality
- corsetBoned waist-shaping undergarment
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
hansom cab · top hat · bustle · parlor · gilded age · temperance · vaudeville · music hall
Reddish-brown pigment
- vintageQuality from past eras
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- bygoneOf earlier times
- yesteryearTime not long past
old-fashioned · heirloom · daguerreotype · tintype · memorabilia · keepsake · period piece · Gilded Age
Athens
Greece's capital city
- marathonLong-distance footrace
- discusHeavy disc for throwing
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
fencing · wrestling · shooting · cycling · swimming · weightlifting · track · field · Pierre de Coubertin · IOC
telegraph
Electrical message system
- phonographGrooved disc audio player
- automobileSelf-propelled passenger conveyance
- X-raysShort-wavelength penetrating light
Marconi · Edison · Tesla · cinematograph · Lumière · wireless · electricity · typewriter · locomotive · bicycle
Klondike
Yukon gold rush region
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- Plessy v FergusonRuling permitting segregation
- McKinleyScottish-Irish surname
Bryan · Dreyfus affair · Ethiopia · election · coronation · exposition
gaslight
Distort someone's reality
- corsetBoned waist-shaping undergarment
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
imperialism · hansom cab · top hat · bustle · parlor · gilded age · temperance · vaudeville · music hall · brownstone
sepia
Reddish-brown pigment
yesteryear · old-fashioned · heirloom · daguerreotype · tintype · memorabilia · keepsake · period piece · Gilded Age · fin de siècle
18963000
Numeral after 2999
today · 2024 · antiquity · prehistoric times · ancient times
18961904
Early twentieth century
1900 · 1901 · twentieth century · twenty-first century · 1920