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1886Apr, 28

Arthur Shaw (athlete)

Art Shaw, American hurdler (d. 1955)
Arthur Shaw (Arthur Briggs "Art" Shaw; April 28, 1886 - July 18, 1955) was an American athlete and member of the Irish American Athletic Club. He won the bronze medal in the men's 110 metres hurdles race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College.

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Events on 1886

  • 23Feb

    Julia Brainerd Hall

    Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of man-made aluminum, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
  • 8Apr

    Irish Government Bill 1886

    William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
  • 29May

    John Pemberton

    The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
  • 10Jun

    Pink and White Terraces

    Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17 km long fissure across the mountain peak.
  • 30Jun

    Port Moody, British Columbia

    The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.