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Rise of Chicago
The rise of Chicago as a major city within the United States, particularly in the area of meat-packing -
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Immigration of Over 25 Million People
The transference of over 25 million immigrants to the United States -
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Rise of Nietzsche
Publication of some of Friedrich Nietzsche's most important works, including The Birth of Tragedy, Thus Spake Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, and The Genealogy of Morals. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
The destruction of Custer's 7th cavalry division by a group of native Americans led by the Sioux tribe -
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Great Railroad Strike
The refusal of rail workers to complete tasks necessary for the continuance of the rail line due to a reduction in pay. -
Confirmation of Imperial British control of India
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli passes an official act in Parliament to announce Queen Victoria's rule over the Indian subcontinent -
Birth of Farmer's Alliance
Inception of populist agrarian group Farmer's Alliance in Texas -
Surrender of Crazy Horse
The surrender of Crazy Horse and a group of Oglala Sioux to the United States military -
Edison's Demonstration of Electricity
Edison demonstrates DC power for several investors -
Advent of Second Industrial Revolution in United States
Begun by alterations to product creation and machining practiced by McCormick -
Inception of True British Supremecy in Egypt
British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli sends British troops and ships to Egypt in order to quell local resistance -
Construction of New York's First Power Station
The construction of the New York's first power station at Pearl Street -
Chinese Exclusion Act
An act passed by the United States Congress in an attempt to stem all Chinese immigration -
Immigration Act
An act passed by the United States Congress in order to reduce the amount of immigrants that are unable to support themselves -
First Real Rodeo
A competition between two El Paso ranches regarding their comprehension of certain skills -
Beginning of 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West'
The beginning of the infamous Wild West show that would include such types as Chief Sitting Bull and Annie Oakley -
Invention of Maxim machine-gun
The invention of the first true gas-operated fully automatic machine gun -
Aquistion of Belgian Congo by King Leopold II
The official acquisition of the king's own private estate and plantations in the Congo region -
Beginning of the Scramble for Africa
The true inception of the imperialist movements that would later become known as the Scramble for Africa -
Gould Railway Strike
Hundreds of thousands of workers walk of the Gould rail-lines in response to the firing of a member of the Knights of Labor -
Haymarket Bombing
Bombing and death of eight Chicago policemen in a McCormick riot -
Dawes Allotment Act
A law passed by the American government that split Indian reservations into separate homesteads -
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The Creation of Film
The creation of the first movies and later films -
Rise of Ghost Dance belief
The rise of the Ghost Dance belief and the creator of said belief Wovoka -
Introduction of the 'Gospel of Wealth'
The publication of Andrew Carnegie's belief that it is the obligation of the rich to care for the poor -
The Death of Chief Sitting Bull
The murder of chief Sitting Bull during a botched arrest by the United States military -
Wounded Knee Massacre
The slaughter of hundreds of innocents by United States cavalry at the creek of Wounded Knee -
Sherman Trust Act
An attempt by the United States Congress to break up the variety of trusts that began to fill the nation. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
An attempt by the United States Congress to break up the variety of trusts that began to fill the nation. -
Strike at Carnegie Steel Mill
Battle between strikers and Pinkertons at a Carnegie steel mill -
Panic of 1893
A recession that struck the United States economy during the 1890s -
World's Columbian Exposition
The World's Columbian Exposition in the recently founded city of Chicago, changed radically by the railroad -
Turner's 'Frontier Thesis'
A thesis by the young historian Frederick Jackson Turner that outlined the importance of the West in American psyche -
Trial of Alfred Dreyfus
Botched and rigged trial of Franco-Jewish military officer Alfred Dreyfus. -
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The Great Merger Movement
A series of mergers in the late 1800s that shook the industrial economy of the United States -
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Rise of William Jennings Bryan
The rise of populist speaker and Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan -
Election of William McKinley
The election of the Republican presidential candidate William McKinley -
The Spanish-American War
War between the Spanish and the rising American Empire over Spanish involvement in the Caribbean and the Philippines -
Beginning of Boer War
War between the Afrikaners of South Africa and the British -
Proposal of Open Door Policy
The proposal of a policy by the United States that would allow continual trade access to China -
Lynching of Sam Hose
The brutal torture and murder of and African-American by the name of Sam Hose -
Beginning of War for Filipino Independence
The fight by Filipino insurrectionists against their new American oppressors -
Boxer Rebellion
The first serious foreign intervention in the series of insurrections known as the Boxer Rebellion