page_title: 1881
section_title: April–June
hierarchical_section_title: 1881 / Events / April–June
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Erste elektrische Straßenbahn von Siemens &amp; Halske, die Bahn Lichterfelde–Kadettenanstalt. English: The world’s first electric tram, the Groß-Lichterfelde Tramway, began operation in 1881 in the Lichterfelde neighborhood of Berlin, Germany and was produced by Werner von Siemens. Direct current was supplied through the rails. The tram car is 5m long by 2m wide and weighs 4.8 tonnes. It travels at a maximum speed of 40 kilometres per hour and carries 20 people at a time. In the first three months of operation the tram had already carried 12,000 passengers.
context_page_description: 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1881st year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 881st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 19th century, and the 2nd year of the 1880s decade. As of the start of 1881, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
context_section_description: April 11 – Spelman College is established in Atlanta, Georgia.
  April 14 – The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight erupts in El Paso, Texas.
  April 15 – Temuco, Chile is founded.
  April 15 – Anti-Semitic pogroms in Southern Russia begin.
  April 21 – The University of Connecticut is founded as the Storrs Agricultural School.
  April 25 – Caulfield Grammar School is founded in Melbourne, Australia.
  April 28 – Billy the Kid escapes from his 2 jailers at the Lincoln County Jail in Mesilla, New Mexico, killing James Bell and Robert Ollinger, before stealing a horse and riding out of town.
  May 12 – In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate by the Treaty of Bardo.
  May 13 – The Pacific island of Rotuma cedes to Great Britain, becoming a dependency of the Colony of Fiji.
  May 16 – The world's first regular electric tram service is started in Berlin, by Siemens & Halske.
  May 21
  The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
  The United States Tennis Association is established by  a small group of tennis club members; the first U.S. Tennis Championships are played this year.
  May 22 (May 10 Old Style) – Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is crowned King of Romania.
  June 12 – The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
  June 18 – The League of the Three Emperors is resurrected.
  June 20 – The current Cincinnati Reds baseball team plays its first game.
  June 26 – War of the Pacific – Battle of Sangrar: Peruvian and Chilean forces battle to a draw.
caption: World's first regular electric tram service started in Berlin
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