June 2 – U.S. President Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom in the White House, becoming the only president to wed in the executive mansion. She is 27 years his junior.
August 31 – The 6.9–7.3 MwCharleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people are killed and damage is estimated at $5–6 million.
October 10 – The English style of black tie men's formal evening dress is introduced to the U.S. by James Brown Potter at Tuxedo Park, New York, hence its usual American description as "tux(edo)".[1]