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renounced polygamy
The Mormon Church officially renounced polygamy. -
Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan publishes "The Infuence of Sea Power upon History"
in this book it argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance. It was read by English, German,, fellow Americans and Japanese. Mahan helped stimulate the naval race among world powers. -
Mckinley Tariff
Raised barriers against Sugar in Hawaii and white planters concluded that annexing Hawaii was the best way to overcome the tariff, but was blocked by Queen Liliuokalani who insisted that native Hawaiins should control the islands. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act to prohibit trusts (monopolies), which have grown rapidly over recent decades. This federal legislation supplements and further strengthens many preexisting state laws that lack the power to govern interstate commerce. Any contract, combination (monopoly or otherwise), or conspiracy in restraint of interstate and foreign trade is declared illegal. Violators will be charged with maximum penalties of a $5,000 fine and imprisonment for one year. Problematic -
Manifesto
Mormon President Wilford Woodruff issued a Manifesto in which the practice of polygamy was renounced. -
Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C
Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. is created when President Benjamin Harrison signs legislation creating natural preservation in the wooded valley within urban District of Columbia. -
polygamy outlawed
Polygamy was outlawed by the Mormon Church. -
Aimee Semple McPherson
Aimee Semple McPherson, founder of the Four Square Gospel Church, was born. -
The Battle of Wounded Knee
The Battle of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, occurs in the last major battle between United States troops and Indians. Hundreds of Indian men, women, and children are slain, along with twenty-nine soldiers. -
Escalator
Jesse W. Reno invents the escalator. newer versions are still in use today. -
Copyright Act of 1891
The 51st Congress of the United States passes the International Copyright Act of 1891. -
New Orleans Crises with Italy
The lynching of eleven Italians in New Orleans in 1891 brought America and italy to the brink of war. The United States agreed to pay compensation defusing the crisis -
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The first Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting was held in Boston. -
Valparaiso crisis with Chile
Aggression between America and Chile became inevitable after the ugly affair when American demands on Chile after the deaths of two American sailors in the port of Valparaiso in 1892. The threat of attack by Chile's modern navy spread alarm onthe Pacific Coast, until American power forced the Chileans to pay an indemnity -
Cleveland Returns to Presidency
Democrat Grover Cleveland is elected president of the United States, returning to a second term in the White House after a four-year hiatus. He receives 5,554,414 popular votes; Republican Benjamin Harrison receives 5,190,802; Populist James Weaver receives 1,027,329. In the Electoral College, Cleveland receives 277 votes to Harrison's 145 and Weaver's 22. -
United States and Canada Pribilof Island dispute
An arguement between the United States and and Canada over seal hunting near the Pribilof island off the coast of Alaska was resolved by arbitration in 1893. -
Diesel Engine
Rudolf Diesel invents the diesel-fueled internal combustion engine and ran on its own for the first time. -
Archbishop Francesco Satolli
Pope Leo XIII appointed Archbishop Francesco Satolli to be the first Apostolic Delegate to the USA. -
Pullman Strike
Workers employed at the Pullman Company, outside of Chicago, go on strike when the company's owner, George Pullman, refuses to reduce rents in the company housing to match announced wage cuts. -
American Tariff of 1894
Cuban rose against their Spanish oppressor in 1895 when their sugar production was crippled due to the tariff -
Debs Expands Rail Strike
The American Railway Union, led by Eugene Debs, instructs it members not to handle Pullman cars in support of the striking workers at Pullman's factory. -
heavyweight boxing fight
videoThe fight between heavyweight boxing champ "Gentleman Jim" Corbett and Peter Courtney is caught on motion picture film by Thomas Edison at the "Black Maria" studio of his New Jersey laboratory. -
Democrats Nominate William Jennings Bryan
The Democratic Party meets in Chicago and nominates William Jennings Bryan as its presidential candidate. The Party Platform calls for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at ratio of 16 to 1. -
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous Cross of Gold speech. -
William McKinley Elected President
Republican William McKinley is elected president of the United States, receiving 7,035,638 popular votes. Democrat and Populist candidate William Jennings Bryan receives 6,467,946 votes -
Elijah Mohammed
Elijah Mohammed, Black Muslim leader. was born. -
Hawaii was annexed
Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown by planters. Hawaii was annexed into the United States as the 50th state -
U.S.S Maine exploded
The U.S.S. Maine was sent to Cuba to protect U.S citizens. It blew up in Havana's harbor. -
Dupuy de Lome
Hearst sensationally headlined a private letter written by the Spanish minister in Washington, Dupuy de Lome. The indiscreet epistle, which had been stolen from the mails, described President McKinley as an ear to the ground politician who lacked good faith. Dupuy was forced to resign from the violent uproar. -
Declaration of War
McKinley sent his war message to congress, urging armed intervention to free the oppressed Cubans. -
America controls the Philippines
Commodore Dewey led forces into Manilla. He became a hero in America after his victory. -
Rough Riders are formed
President Roosevelt formed a cavalry called Rough Riders. It was made up of athletes, miners, cowboys, policemen, college students and native americans. -
War is over
Spain signed a peace treaty with the U.S. They also gave up Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. -
Open Door Policy
Secretary of State, John Hay was worried by all the spheres in eastern China. He established the open door policy so no country could have a monopoly on China's trade. -
Coal Miner Strike
Anthracite coal miners go on strike in Pennsylvania, protesting the deplorable working conditions of the mines and in the mining towns. -
Platt Amendment
It allowed the U.S. to intervene with Cuban affairs if life, property, or personal liberty is threatened. It also allowed a naval base and Guantanamo Bay -
Airplane
The Wright brothers invent the first gas motored and manned airplane. This new invention eventualy evolves the transportation world. -
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
A significant Naturalist novel written by Upton Sinclair which most significantly revealed the mediocre conditions of America's meat packing industry. -
Food and Drug Act
Congress passes the Pure Food and Drug Act in response to exposés of the patent-drug, meatpacking, and food industries -
Muller v. Oregon
In Muller v. Oregon, the Supreme Court holds that Oregon can constitutionally pass a law limiting women's work in factories and laundries to ten hours a day. The Court has allowed states to regulate child labor within their borders, but until now, it has taken a more restrictive approach to laws concerning the conditions of adult female workers because it used to consider such regulations to be violations of adult employees' freedom of contract. The Muller decision reverses this trend. -
Model T
Model T first sold by Ford Motor Company. Ford's automobile made the automobile easy to buy for many families -
The Christian Endeavor Society of Missouri
The Christian Endeavor Society of Missouri, an early forerunner of the American Religious Right, instituted a campaign to ban movies depicting kissing between non-relatives. -
Stainless steel
Stainless steel invented by Henry Brearly. Reformed the steel industry, used widely today from drill bits to sailboat parts -
Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment is ratified, empowering Congress to levy income taxes. -
Seventeenth Amendment
The Seventeenth Amendment is ratified, allowing for the direct election of U.S. Senators instead of through state legislators. -
Panama Canal Finished
It cost the U.S $325 million to build it and much more to pay for the land. The Panama Canal connected the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. http://geography.howstuffworks.com/central-america/panama-canal3.htm -
Assemblies of God
The Assemblies of God denomination was founded during an 11-day constitutional convention in Hot Springs, Arkansas. -
The Road Not Taken
Written by Robert Frost -
Wilson Asks for War
President Wilson appears before a joint session of Congress to ask for a declaration of war against Germany and the Central Powers -
Keating-Owens Act
Woodrow Wilson signs the Keating-Owen Act, which fights child labor by making it illegal for companies to ship goods produced by children across state lines -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
The Supreme Court declares the Keating-Owen Act (against child labor) unconstitutional in Hammer v. Dagenhart on the grounds that it employs federal control of interstate commerce for noncommercial objectives and that it interferes with state police powers -
Sedition Act
Congress passes the Sedition Act, an even more repressive measure than the Espionage Act. Along with the Sabotage Act of 20 April, it expands the penalties of the Espionage Act to apply to anyone who discourages military recruiting, interferes with government bond sales, or criticizes the government, the Constitution, service uniforms, the flag, or the war or even wartime production levels. -
Billy Graham was born
is one of America's most famous and influential Protestant evangelists. Although he has not been a part of the militant fundamentalist movement, his conservative theology has had much in common with theirs. -
Armistice Day
Germany surrenders and the Allies win World War I. This comes to be known as Armistice Day. -
work cited page
Kennedy, David, Lizabeth Cohen and Thomas Bailey. The American Pageant: A history of the Republic. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. 1034. PRINT.
Sarah Dowdey. How the Panama Canal Works. "How Stuff Works". 28 May 2013
