Events
- Dracula, written by Bram Stoker, is published.[1]
- By this year, Theodore Roosevelt had six children.[2] He journeys to Washington DC to become assisant secretary of the navy under William McKinley.[3]
- The first turbine-powered steamship sets sail.[4]
- The first Stanley Steamer automobile rolls out of the plant (127 mph top speed).[4]
- William McKinley is elected president of United States of America. McKinley rewards Roosevelt with the cabinet position of assistant secretary of the Navy.[2]
- Cyrus Curtis buys the Saturday Evening Post for just one thousand dollars.[5]
- S. A. Andree's attempted mission to reach the North Pole in a balloon fails after 65 hours of flight, and there are no survivors.[4]
- Several people in the United States of America see strange airships.[6]
- A telegraph operator begins working in Durango, Colorado.[7]
- James Creelman interviews the Mexican president Porfiro Diaz.[8]
Births
- Frank Jones (Approximate)[9]
- Sidney Bechet[10]
- Quentin Roosvelt[2]
- Mack Stanton in United States.[11]
- Lonely Wolf[7]
- Sallah Mohammed Faisel el-Kahir in Cairo, Egypt.[12]
Deaths
- S. A. Andree in White Island, Barents Sea[4]
Appearances
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Revolution (Mentioned only)
- The Roaring Twenties (Glossary)
- Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates (Mentioned only)
Sources
- "Uncovering the History Behind Young Indy Part Two" - The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 17
- The World of Indiana Jones
Research Begins in the Library on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)- Theodore Roosevelt and The American Century (Non-fiction source)
- American Dreams - Norman Rockwell & The Saturday Evening Post (Non-fiction source)
- Dracula - Fact and Fiction (Non-fiction source)
- Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
Notes and references
- ↑ Dracula - Fact and Fiction
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Theodore Roosevelt and The American Century
- ↑ "Uncovering the History Behind Young Indy Part Two" - The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 17
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The World of Indiana Jones
- ↑ American Dreams - Norman Rockwell & The Saturday Evening Post
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Young Indiana Jones and the Lost Gold of Durango
- ↑ The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Revolution
- ↑ South of the Border
- ↑ The Roaring Twenties
- ↑ Indiana Jones Adventures
- ↑ Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
