1892 Fact Sheet

Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country

Record Name Year Country Region Source Inventor Name
Thermos 1892 United Kingdom Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Sir James Dewar
Tractor 1892 United States North America Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 John Froehlich

Database: Solar System Moons

Record Name Planet Discoverer Year Discovered Kilometers from Planet Diameter (Kilometers) Oribital Period
Amalthea Jupiter E. Barnard 1892 181,300 262 X 134 0.498

Database: Tallest Churches in the World

Record Name Year Complete City Country Church Height (Meters) Height (Feet) Source
Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle 1892 Szczecin Poland Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle 119.8 m 392 ft Wikipedia
Dom 1892 Schwerin Germany Dom 117.5 m 385 ft Wikipedia
St. Wenceslas Cathedral 1892 Olomouc Czech Republic St. Wenceslas Cathedral 101.0 m 330 ft Wikipedia
St. John 1892 Stargard Szczeciński Poland St. John 99.0 m 325 ft Wikipedia

Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners

Record Name Year Sport Winner Loser Score
1892 Wimbledon Mens Result 1892 Tennis Wilfred Baddeley Joshua Pim 46 63 63 62

Database: List of Secret Societies at Universities

Record Name Year Established University Member Limit Active or Honorary Name Source
Skull Keys (University of California, Berkeley) 1892 University of California, Berkeley Not Available Men's honor society Skull Keys Wikipedia
Z Society (University of Virginia) 1892 University of Virginia Senior Class society Z Society Wikipedia

Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles

Record Name City State Country Season Total Rainfall (inches) Inches above or below average Source
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1892-1893 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1892-1893 26.28 +11.15 National Weather Service
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1891-1892 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1891-1892 11.85 -3.28 National Weather Service

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