LIFE 1896

Historical Highlights from 1896 :

• The Dow Jones Industrial Average is composed entirely of industrial shares for the first time.
• The U.S. Supreme Court introduces the “separate but equal” doctrine and upholds racial segregation.
• The Ford Quadricycle, the first Ford vehicle ever developed, is completed, eventually leading Henry Ford to build the empire that “put America on wheels”.
• John Philip Sousa composes his magnum opus, the “Stars and Stripes Forever”.
• The St. Augustine Monster is found washed ashore near St. Augustine, Florida.
• Utah becomes a state.
• Harry Winston, famous top-end diamond dealer, is born.