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America 1885-1915

By MChreene

  • Cultural: Baseball sets all players salaries at $1,000-$2,000 for 1885 season

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    1885-1915

  • Political: 1st mass production of shoes

  • Cultural: London Times publishes world's 1st classified ad

  • Cultural: 1st New York Tribune printing using 1st commercial linotype machine

  • Tech: George Eastman events firts Kodak camera.

    Tech: George Eastman events firts Kodak camera.
    PBS

  • Cultural: "Casey at the Bat" published

  • Political: US troops defeat Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee.

    Political: US troops defeat Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee.
    BBC

  • Cultural: Ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants

  • Tech: Whitcomb L. Judson creates first zipper, changing thigns such as clothes and purses froever.

    Tech: Whitcomb L. Judson creates first zipper, changing thigns such as clothes and purses froever.
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/timeline/timeline_text.html

  • Political:Supreme Court establishes 'separate but equal' doctrine.

    Us History; American Timeline

  • Political: Spanish- American War

    Political: Spanish- American War
    Dates and Events: American Timeline

  • Tech: The Wright brothers invent the first airplane, chnaging transportation forever.

    Tech: The Wright brothers invent the first airplane, chnaging transportation forever.
    PBS

  • Tech: Air Conditioning is invented which controls temperature and humidity.

    PBS

  • Political: Federal Bureau of Investigation (the FBI) is established.

    Dates and Events: Americamn Timeline

  • Tech: The Panama Canal is complete.

    PBS