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Walt Whitman
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Emily Dickenson
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Mark Twain
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Henry James
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Kate Chopin
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Song of Myself Published
A series of poems Whitman wrote in a collection called "Leaves of Grass." This would later go on to be revised a few times and the final version was released in 1882 -
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Booker T. Washington
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Charlotte Perkins-Gilman
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New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters
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13th Amendment
Congress narrowly passed the 13th amendment to the constitution which would technically abolish slavery. -
End of the Civil War
This is when the last battle of the civil war was faught -
The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaverous County Published
Mark Twain's first success that opened him to the nations eye. -
14th Amendment
Guarenteed citizenship to all U.S. born as well as equal protection of the laws. -
15th Amendment
Congress passed the 15th amendment which guaranteed black males the right to vote -
Texas readmitted to the Union
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Enforcement Act of 1871
Allowed the president to suspend the writ of habeas corpus to combat the Ku Klux Klan during the Southern Reconstruction -
First Major League Baseball game played
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Theodore Dreiser
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Stephen Crane
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Comstock Law
Made it illegal to send any obscene books through the mail and posses any devices or medication for unlawful abortions. -
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Willa Cather
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Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for the telephone
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Daisy Miller Published
James's portrayal of the "new" American girl. This novella brought him widespread popularity -
Tuskegee University Established
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Edmunds Act
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Chinese Exclusion Act
Suspended Chinese immigration -
Moses Fleetwood Walker
First African American to play major league baseball. He played one season in the big leagues in 1884 and played in the minor leagues until 1889 until Major League Baseball errected the color barrier. -
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
One of Twains ongoing projects, and once it was finally published, it stirred up much controversy and was also quite popular. -
First issue of the Wall Street Journal Published
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The Yellow Wallpaper Published
Perkins Gilman wrote this story in response to how women with postpartum depression were being treated and to "save people from being driven crazy." (p. 791) -
Desiree's Baby Published
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets Published
An interesting book....but not well recieved, when it was published or even now. Maggie was also Crane's first book. -
Ghost Dance Songs
The Ghost Dance Songs were recorded in 1894 by James Mooney. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
United States Supreme Court deemed it constitutional for states to enforce seperate but equal laws. These laws would not be repealed until 1953. -
Sister Carrie
Sister Carrie was Dreiser's first novel. it was published in 1900 and also reissued in 1907. -
Up From Slavery Published
An autobiography, it depicts various events in Washington's life and his fight to rise above racism. -
First Airplane
The Wright brothers invented the first airplane that could support human flight. -
The Sculptor's Funeral
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World War I
U.S. enters World War I with the sinking of the Lusitania -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment guaranteed women the right to vote -
Breaking the Major League Baseball color barrier
On April 15th, 1947, Jackie Robinson was called up from the negro leagues to play in the majors and was the first black man to break the color barrier that had been in place since 1889.
