Events from 1877 to 1920

By 18zhawley

  • Great Railroad Strike

    Railroad workers and 500,000 workers from other industries went to strike and Rutherford B. Hayes even had to use federal troops to end the violence. They striked in respose to the cutting of wages.

  • Haymarker Riot

    The Haymarker Riot is where 100,000 workers gathered in Chicago for a protest. Two days later, a fight broke out between unionists and nonunion strikebreakers, and the police shot and killed two unionists and wounded many others. The next day, laborers gathered at Haymaker Square to protest police brutality. A bomb exploded killing seven and injuring others.

  • Holden Vs. Hardy

    The S.C. upheld a law regulating miners' working hours, concluding that an overly long workday would increase the threat of injury. The majority held that such a law is legitimate, provided that there is indeed a rational basis, supported by facts, for the legislature to believe particular work conditions are dangerous.

  • Wright Brothers First Powered Flight

    Orville and Wilbur Wright took their first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, NC. The first flight, by Orville at 10:35 am, of 120 feet in 12 seconds, at a speed of only 6.8 miles per hour over the ground, was recorded in a famous photograph. The next two flights covered approximately 175 and 200 feet, by Wilbur and Orville respectively. Their altitude was about 10 feet above the ground.

  • World War 1

    World War 1, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, paving the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved.

  • 18th Amendment

    The 18th amendment banned alcoholic beverages. It declared illegal the production, transport and sale of alcohol.

  • The 19th admendment

    The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. The amendment was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920.