is organized. July 26 – The International Socialist Workers and Trade Union Congress opens in London. July 27 – A causeway is opened between the islands of Saaremaa and Muhu in Estonia. July 30 – Atlantic City rail crash: Shortly after 6:30 pm, at a crossing just west of Atlantic City, New Jersey, two trains collide, crushing five loaded passenger coaches, killing 50 and seriously injuring approximately sixty. August – The 1896 Eastern North America heat wave kills 1,500 people from Chicago, Illinois to Boston, Massachusetts. August 1 – The Park Seung-jik Shop, as predecessor of South Korean conglomerate enterprises, Doosan Group founded in former Kingdom of Korea. August 14 – The Uganda Railway Act, 1896, is approved in the United Kingdom, for construction of a railway in Africa, from Mombasa to Lake Victoria. August 16 – Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in the Klondike, Yukon. August 17 – Bridget Driscoll is run over by a Benz car on the grounds of The Crystal Palace, London (the world's first motoring fatality). August 23 – The Cry of Pugad Lawin initiates the Philippine Revolution. August 27 The shortest war in recorded history, the Anglo-Zanzibar War, starts at 9:00 in the morning, and lasts for 45 minutes of shelling. Britain establishes a Protectorate over the Ashanti concluding the Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War. September 2 – Clarkson University holds its first classes, with 17 students attending in Potsdam, New York. September 15 – The Crash at Crush train wreck stunt is held in Texas. September 22 – Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest-reigning monarch in British history. September 28 – Pathé or Pathé Frères a French film company and one of the oldest film companies is founded by the brothers Charles Pathé, Théophile Pathé, Émile Pathé and Jacques Pathé. September 30 – Italy and France sign a treaty, whereby Italy virtually recognizes Tunisia as a French dependency. October–December October 1 – Gottlieb Daimler builds the first worldwide gasoline truck. October 2 – The Victorian Football League is established as Aussie rules football in Australia (a predecessor for the Australian Football League). October 16 – The design of the flag of Knoxville, Tennessee is officially approved by the Knoxville City Council. October 30 – Augusta, Kentucky: The Augusta High School cornerstone is laid, marking the end of the Augusta Methodist College. November 3 – 1896