Ságvári Ágnes (szerk.): Budapest. The History of a Capital (Budapest, 1975)
Chronology
28th July 13th October 1893 1st January 1894 1895 2nd May 1896 2nd May 10th May 15th May 4th October 16th February 1897 22nd April 1898 21st-22nd May 1900 July-August 26th January 1902 8th October 10th October 1903 15th October 1904 7th February 1905 14th July 15th September 19th November Completion of the first section of the Budapest water undertaking at Káposztásmegyer Electricity supply system of Budapest completed Building of the Northern Railway Bridge begun The City of Budapest gets a 25 million korona (crown) loan Decision for the demolition of the old Inner City is passed Uniform building regulations for the city established The telephone newscast, forerunner of the radio, begins Building of the Nagykörút (the Great Boulevard) completed. Today one of the busiest thoroughfares of Budapest The Budapest Omnibus Company puts first buses into service First underground railway line on the Continent opened Opening of the Millenary Exhibition in commemoration of the Magyar conquest First film shown in Budapest The police break up workers’ demonstration demanding the vote Inauguration of the Francis Joseph Bridge (today the Liberty Bridge) Museum of Applied Arts opens Opening of the Transport Museum Opening of the Central Market Hall The Minister of Commerce bans strikes by workers First Hungarian Trade Union Congress in Budapest First appearance of the periodical Huszadik Század (Twentieth Century), a forum for modern and progressive ideas on politics, social and cultural questions Demolition of the old Town Hall in Pest Workers’ protests against police measures preventing demonstrations Inauguration of the new Parliament building Opening of the Elizabeth Bridge Opening of the Municipal Library With the completion of the network of water undertakings, Budapest is assured of a modern water supply The Budapest workers acclaim the Russian Revolution at a public meeting A group from the crew of the “Potemkin”, which played a famous role in the Russian Revolution, visits Budapest “Red Friday”—demonstration by hundreds of thousands of workers for universal and secret ballot Consecration of Saint Stephen’s Basilica 144
