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Portrait of Dr. Gachet - Vincent Van Gogh
Dr. Gachet, Van Gogh's physician and friend. -
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was a law set against monopolies brought on by business trusts, having a chokehold on competitors. It was loop holed due to loose wording in the act . -
The Death of Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh, a post-impressionist artist died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers-sur-Oise. With only one sold painting in his lifetime, he finds fame post-mortem. -
YOSEMITE!!
Congress designates Yosemite as a national park! -
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H.H. Holmes
H.H. Holmes was America's first serial killer with a estimated 200 victims under his belt, mainly active during the world's Columbian exposition. During this time he would gain his infamy by murdering visitors during the World's Columbian Exposition by an elaborate murder hotel. Holmes would also seduce women into marrying him, just to kill them to inherit their life savings. He would also have his employees mark him down as a beneficiary for their life insurance, also inheriting those as well. -
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall opens to the public in New York city. -
Sherlock Holmes First Appearance
Arthur Conan Doyle's famous character: Sherlock Holmes is published and first appeared in Strand magazine. -
Michael Chekov is born
Chekov was born in St Petersburg, Russia. Studying under Konstantin Stanislavski at the Moscow Art Theatre, Chekov develops his technique of psychological gesture. A wide spread technique that is used today. -
Homestead Strike
In Homestead, Pennsylvania, a violent dispute between company and worker broke out. Andrew Carnegie, owner of Carnegie steel had aided in the worker pay cuts. This left 3,800 workers locked out of their jobs. All of the worker went on strike halting production for Carnegie steel, resulting in the foreman to hire 300 Pinkerton agents to disrupt the strike. When the Pinkertons arrived a gun fight ensued, resulting in the death of 12 people. -
Homestead Strike Part. 2
After the Pinkertons surrendered to the workers, foreman Frick had the governor of Pennsylvania send 8,500 national guard soldiers to secure the steel mill and put the town under martial law. With initial positive press, the workers soon fell under bad light due to their actions against the Pinkertons. The resulting aftermath led to state laws against hiring help like the Pinkertons in labor disputes, Carnegie continued to cut workers pay. This broke unionization for steel for two decades. -
Walt Whitman
The Father of Free Verse passes away in Camden, New Jersey at the age of 72. -
World's Columbian Exposition
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The Ferris wheel first premiere at the Chicago world far
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The Zipper
The zipper was invented and introduced at the World Fair in Chicago, invented by W.L. Judson -
The Murder Castle
H.H. Holmes "hotel."
It was built by many construction companies on and off to not arouse suspicion of Holmes's intentions. Additions to his house were the following:
- Secret passages
- trapdoors
- Soundproof rooms
- Doors locked from the outside
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World's Columbian Exposition
The World's Columbian Exposition was a world fair that premiered in Chicago, being the United state's second world expo. Various inventions introduced were: the Ferris wheel, the zipper, cracker jack popcorn, and the automatic dishwasher. -
The first motion picture camera
The Lumière brothers invent the cinematograph: a portable motion picture camera that both projects and processes film. -
Mugshot of H.H.Holmes
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The Seagull
Anton Chekhov writes the seagull in 1895 and is produced in 1896 -
Uncle Vanya
Published in 1897, is first performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1899 with Konstantin Stanislavsky as Astrov. -
Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders
Young Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish-American war. -
The First vacuum cleaner
John Thurman created and patented the first gasoline powered vacuum cleaner. -
References
- https://www.thoughtco.com/timeline-from-1890-to-1900-1774042
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/City-Beautiful-movement
- https://onwar.com/chronology/index1890.html
- https://onwar.com/data/chile1891.html
- https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/sherman
- https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/homestead-strikeanti-trust-act
- https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/world-s-columbian-exposition-of-1893/
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Reference Images #2
-https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/images/zipper.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false&quality=78&format=webp
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Image References
- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Portrait_of_Dr._Gachet.jpg
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- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Michael_Chekhov_1910%D1%85.jpg
- https://cdn.britannica.com/05/96805-050-E35DC6CF/view-grounds-buildings-lakefront-Worlds-Columbian-Exposition-1892.jpg
- https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/images/ferriswheel.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false&quality=78&format=webp
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Reference page #2
- https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/inventions-from-the-world-s-columbian-exposition.htm
- https://www.biography.com/crime/hh-holmes
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmes
- https://www.history.com/news/the-lumiere-brothers-pioneers-of-cinema
- https://www.thoughtco.com/invention-and-history-of-vacuum-cleaners-1992594#:~:text=John%20Thurman%20invented,visit%20in%201903.
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Reference Images #3
- https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjustacarguy.blogspot.com%2F2021%2F10%2Fjohn-thurman-invented-gasoline-powered.html&psig=AOvVaw3PNi5mAjUMdWjJgUudgcOY&ust=1706592610954000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBMQjRxqFwoTCNDiqobvgYQDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD -https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/RoughRiders.jpeg
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Astrov_in_Uncle_Vanya_1899_Stanislavski.jpg
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Reference Images #4
- https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/TeXeycrnnPtap6RNXZEPWChUFaw=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/GettyImages-555330289-5c4a34f346e0fb00017adcc1.jpg
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