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The Great Railroad Strike
Railroad workers campaign fro higher wages across the entire country. The campaign was not successful, but it was a stepping stone for the first labor unions to be formed. -
Edison Invents the Lightbulb
Edison invents a working lightbulb! -
Henry Georges Best Seller
Henry George writes a best seller titled, "Progress and Poverty". -
Sitting Bull Surrender
The Sitting Bulls end their fighting with the United States, which ended resistance to Native American settlement reserves. -
Chinese Exculsion Act
Congresses passes an act that prohibited Japanese people from entering the country. -
Immigration Act
The Immigration Act was passed by Congress. This limited immigrants who were unable to support themselves, the mentally ill and criminals from entering into the United States. -
President Grover Cleveland
President Grover Cleveland was elected President of the United States. -
Interstates Commerce Act
This act aided in stopping discriminatory pricing within businesses. -
Dawes Act
This act split indian tribal groups into families, rather than a whole tribe in one living quarter. -
President Benjamin Harrison
President Benjamin Harrison is elected President of the United States of America. -
The Other Half
Jacob Riis publishes his controversial and eye opening book, titiles "How The Other Half Lives". -
Iron Strike
Union workers strike at one of Andrew Carnegies steel mills. Military is called in and ended up disarming the unions. -
Frontier Thesis
Frederick Turner publishes his thesis. -
Pullman Strike
Pullman railway workers and the American Railway Union come together to go on strike. The strike is broken up when their leader, Eugene Debs, is arrested. -
Plessy v Furguson
The Supreme Court ruled that discrimination was alright as long as it was "separate but equal". -
Gold Standard Act
Congress passes this act, which ends the argument of whether the United States would have a gold standard or not.