American History (1850-1900 By Tylow._ Period: 1850 to 1900 American History (1850-1900 Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act Link text Mar 23, 1857 First elevator Link text Apr 3, 1861 Abraham Lincoln elected president Link text May 20, 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act Link text Jul 4, 1881 Booker T. Washington opens the Tuskegee Institute Link text 1885 The Statue of Liberty arrives Link text 1890 Wyoming and Idaho are admitted as the 43rd and 44th states Link text Link text Aug 28, 1894 Congress passes the first graduated income tax Link text Jul 7, 1898 The United States annexes Hawaii Link text Sep 27, 1904 first underground portion of the New York City subway opens Link text
