360What happened in 1897?
2 moments from 1897 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- On this day · 26 May 1897
Bram Stoker's Dracula is published
On 26 May 1897, the Irish writer Bram Stoker's novel Dracula was published in London. Told through letters and diary entries, the story of a vampire count was a modest success at first. It went on to inspire hundreds of films, plays and books.
- 1897 · from The 1890s: X-rays, cinema and the Olympic Games reborn
Marconi founds his wireless company