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Sherman Anti-Trust Act Ratified
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Former President Rutherford B. Hayes Dies
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Grover Cleavland Inaugurated for Second Term
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Panic of 1893
A decline in the New York stock market cause an economic depression second only to the Great Depression of the 1930s. -
International Olympic Committee Formed
Pierre de Coubertin organized a meeting which led to the creation of the International Olympic Committee. -
First Olympic Games
The first modern Olympic games, the idea of Pierre de Coubertin, are held in Athens, Greece. -
William McKinley Inaugurated
William McKinley was inaugurated as president of the United States. He was elected on November 3, 1896, defeating William Jennings Bryan. -
The Klondike Gold Rush Begins in Alaska.
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U.S.S Maine Explodes
The American battleship U.S.S. Maine exploded in the harbor at Havana, Cuba, a mysterious event that will lead to the United States going to war with Spain. -
The Spanish-American War