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Compromise 1877
The compromise of 1877 resulted in the ending to military interventions in the South. -
1877; Great Rail Road Strike
It starts off as workers walk out on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road. The workers demand better working conditions and a better pay grade the strikes get to the railroads and soon all cities from the Atlantic and the Pacific join the struggle. -
1878 Edison Electrict
Thomas Edison established Edison Electric Light Co. and it soon defeats its rival and becomes general Electric. -
1880 U.S Population.
The population of the United States got up to 50,100,000. Which 6,600,000 of the population were foreigners. -
1882 Labor Day and Immigration
First Parade to honor the observance or Labor day. Which leads to the holiday; Labor day every first Monday in September. Congress act to restrict immigration on several basis for the first time. -
1893 Frederick Jackson Turner
He delivered his address "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" at the Colombian Exposition in Chicago. -
1896; Separate but Equal Doctrine
Plessy Vs. Ferguson case upholds the "separate but equal" doctrine. -
1896 Tariffs
The Dingley Tariff passes Congress, rasing tariffs as high as they've ever been.