At the 1888 Universal Exposition in Barcelona, the piano manufacturer Erard sponsored a series of 20 concerts featuring Albéniz's music.

At University of Michigan, Dewey published his first two books, Psychology ( 1887 ), and Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding ( 1888 ), both of which expressed Dewey's early commitment to British neo-Hegelianism.

At an AIEE meeting on May 16, 1888, Nikola Tesla delivered a lecture entitled A New System of Alternating Current Motors and Transformers, describing the equipment which allowed efficient generation and use of polyphase alternating currents.

At least one D ' Oyly Carte company, and sometimes as many as three, played Pinafore under Carte's aegis every year between 1878 and 1888, including its first London revival in 1887.

At the time of his Guild of Handicraft, initiated in 1888, he said, " We do not reject the machine, we welcome it.

At a dinner party in London in April 1888, Grieg finally convinced Julius Delius that his son's future lay in music.

He then devoted himself to fiction, beginning with a collection of naturalistic short stories called Im Zwielicht (" At Twilight ", 1886 ), and the novels Frau Sorge (" Dame Care ", 1887 ), Geschwister (" Siblings ", 1888 ) and Der Katzensteg (" Cats ' Bridge ", 1890 ).

At the summit of Mount Rainier, 1888.

At a Council of State on October 12, 1888 the king declared his wishes as to the way in which this surplus should be used.

At a public meeting in Glasgow on 25 August 1888 the Scottish Labour Party ( not the same party as the modern Scottish Labour Party ) was formed, with Hardie becoming the party's first secretary.

At the conclusion of the following 1888 – 89 season, Blackpool became founder members of the Lancashire League.

At this period of his life he wrote Grégoire de Tours et Marius d ' Avenche ( 1872 ); Frédégaire, whose history, taken from original manuscripts, he published in 1885 ; a translation of a book of W. Junghans, Histoire critique des règnes de Childerich et de Chlodovech, with introduction and notes ( 1879 ); Études critiques sur les sources de l ' histoire carolingienne ( 1898, 1st part only published ); and Bibliographie de l ' histoire de France ( 1888 ).

At that same time, the rifle's firing pin and its rear knob were not modified since this had already been performed in 1888.

) At the age of 12, young Josef Hofmann was probably the first pianist of note to record on Edison's phonograph ; Hans von Bülow recorded a Chopin Mazurka on Edison's improved phonograph the same year, i. e., 1888.

At the end of July 1888, British officials submitted the Mauk Mai problem to the British government in India.

At around 1888, he built Lululaund (), a ‘ Bavarian castle ’, which was named after his second wife Lulu Griffiths.

At the time of his death in 1893 ( he had handed over the business to his sons, Charles, Louis and John Hay Wilson in 1888 ) the firm employed 40 staff and was one of the largest publishers of photographic prints in the world, competing with James Valentine, who was also a prolific photographer, with a large company in Dundee.

At the celebration of the elevation of Lipa to a city in January 1888, José Rizal was invited by Dr. Jose Lozada, Catalino Dimayuga and the brothers Celestino and Simeon Luz but Rizal responded only with his Hymno Al Trabajo which he dedicated to the zeal and industry of the Lipeños.

At one point companies by the names of Manz Printing and Hollister Bros. included some of the family members, including nephew Edward Maurice Hollister, Sr .( born 1888 ).

At first, Ranjitsinhji hoped to be awarded a Blue at tennis, but possibly inspired by his visit to see the Australians play in 1888, he decided to concentrate on cricket.

At the 1888 Republican National Convention in Chicago, Gage was chosen as a delegate-at-large during the proceedings.

At the time of her death in 1888 she was living in a lodging-house at 18 George Street ( since renamed Lolesworth Street ), Spitalfields, in the East End of London.

At the completion of the 1888 baseball season, Albert Spalding organized an around-the-world tour to promote the game of baseball.

At the end of the 1888 season, the Detroit team folded, and Rowe was sold to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys.

At the 1856 Republican National Convention, Lincoln placed second in the contest to become the party's candidate for vice president.

At its 1864 convention, the Republican Party selected Andrew Johnson, a War Democrat from the Southern state of Tennessee, as his running mate.

At the 2 November 2004 election Eni F. H. Faleomavaega of the Democratic Party ( United States ) defeated the Republican candidate and was re-elected.

In his journal for November 6, 1860, he wrote: " At Town House, and cast my vote for Lincoln and the Republican candidates generally — the first vote I ever cast for a President and State officers.

At the beginning of the Spanish Civil War the colony remained loyal to the Republican government.

At the end of the year, concerned by Francisco Franco's Falangist uprising, ( supported by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ), Orwell decided to go to Spain to take part in the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side.

At several Republican National Conventions, Kemp has delivered speeches.

At the 1984 Republican National Convention, Kemp, along with allies such as Gingrich and Lott, added a plank to the party platform that put President Reagan on record as ruling out tax increases.

At the time, Spain was embroiled in a bloody civil war, triggered by the rebellion of Nationalist forces under General Francisco Franco against the socialist Republican government of President Manuel Azaña.

At about the same time that the Republican Party of Puerto Rico was organized under the U. S., Luis Muñoz-Rivera organized the Federal Party.

At the Federal level, the two U. S. Senators from Texas are Republicans John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison ; Paris is part of Texas ' US Congressional 4th District, which is currently represented by Republican Ralph M. Hall.

At the end of his second term, Roosevelt promoted his friend William Howard Taft for the 1908 Republican nomination.

At the Republican Convention in Chicago, despite being the incumbent, Taft's victory was not immediately assured.

At the federal level, each of the two major parties has a national committee ( See, Democratic National Committee, Republican National Committee ) that acts as the hub for much fund-raising and campaign activities, particularly in presidential campaigns.

At the insistence of Republican Representative Richard Armey, the Act had a number of sunset provisions built in, which were originally set to expire on December 31, 2005.

At the time, Roosevelt was convinced that Taft was a genuine " progressive " and helped push through the nomination of his Secretary of War onto the Republican ticket on the first ballot at the party convention.

* July 16 – At the Republican National Convention in San Francisco, U. S. presidential nominee Barry Goldwater declares that " extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice ", and " moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue ".

* September 17 – At a small rally in Harlem, televangelist Pat Robertson announces his candidacy for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination.

At the 1968 Republican National Convention, Agnew's nomination was supported by many conservatives within the Republican Party, and by Nixon himself.

At the 1940 Republican National Convention itself, keynote speaker Harold Stassen, the Governor of Minnesota, announced his support for Willkie and became his official floor manager.

At the 1944 Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, Dewey easily overcame Bricker and was nominated on the first ballot.

At the beginning of the Spanish Civil War he joined the Republican forces in Spain, serving in and helping to organize the small Spanish Republican Air Force.