Bruno Switalski

The 1880s (pronounced "eighteen-eighties") was the decade that began on January 1, 1880, and ended on December 31, 1889. The decade took place during what historians call the Victorian Era in the History of the United Kingdom, the Belle Époque in the History of France, and the Gilded Age in the History of the United States, The period was characterized in general by economic growth and prosperity in many parts of the world, especially Western Europe and North America. It occurred at the height…