1884

The following page includes events that have happened concerning the United States in 1884:

January

 * January 1st: Edwin C. Johnson is born in Scandia, Kansas.

February

 * February 14th: Theodore Roosevelt's mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, and his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, both die from typhoid fever and bright's disease respectively, aged 48, and 22 respectively.

March

 * March 27th-29th: The Cincinnati riots of 1884 occur.

April

 * April 1st: George A. Wilson is born in Menlo, Iowa.

May

 * May 8th: Harry S. Truman is born in Lamar, Missouri.

June

 * June 13th: One of the earliest roller coasters, the Switchback Railway, opens at Coney Island.

August

 * August 28th: The first ever recorded photo of a tornado is taken in Howard, South Dakota.

September

 * September 5th: Staten Island Academy is founded.

October

 * October 6th: The United States Naval War College is established in Newport, Rhode Island.

November

 * November 4th: The 1884 presidential election takes place, and Democratic Governor Grover Cleveland defeats Republican James G. Blaine in a very close race.

December

 * December 1st: A shootout occurs in Reserve, New Mexico, involving officer Elfego Baca.
 * December 6th: Construction for the Washington Monument is completed.
 * December 16th: The World Cotton Centennial World's Fair takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana.