What was going on in history in 1884

There were many things going on in history during 1884. One major thing was the creation of the Fabian Society. 

The Fabian Society 

The Fabian Society was founded in 184 London. It was a democratic socialist group. This group layed the foundation for the British Labour Party. this group was founded on January 4, 1884. it was formed as an offshoot of The Fellowship of The New Life society which was founded in 1883. Members of the Fellowship included John Davidson and Edward Carpenter who were poets. their goal was to transform society by creating a clean simplified living. The Fabian society was crated because of the members wanted to become politically involved to help better society. The members were welcome to be apart of both societys. The Fellowship of the New Life disbanded in 1891. The Fabian Society was named after the roman general named Fabius Maximus. Maximus encouraged tactics that involved harassment. the Fabian society is still in existence today.  There are many members of the Fabian society one including Barack Obama.