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Battle of Little Big Horn
Also known as the Battle of Greasy Grass. Battle between the U.S. government and the Indians. Custer's Last Stand. -
Surrender of Nez Perce and Chief Joseph
Chief Joseph surrendered to the U.S. Army and stated he would fight no more forever -
Edison Electric Light Company founded
Began operation on this date -
Chinese Exclusion Acts
Prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers -
Haymarket Riot in Chicago
Labor radicals protesting the killing and wounding of workers by police -
American Federation of Labor founded
Founded to organize shilled workers into unions -
Wounded Knee Massacre
Massacre of the Lakota Indians by the U.S. army -
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The Pullman Strike
A nationwide railroad strike that was the first time the government intervened in strikes -
Booker T. Washington's "Atlanta Compromise" Address
Agreement between Booker T. Washington, African American leaders, and Southern white leaders that blacks would work and submit to white rule and whites would guarantee blacks due process and basic education