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Books Published
Mark Twain published "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" -
The Carroll County Courthouse Massacre, 1886
It was a mass attack upon a group of African Americans in the courthouse room or on the courthouse grounds that left ten dead and another thirteen deaths resulting from wounds. -
U.S. Presidential Election
Republican William McKinley defeats William Jennings Bryan. The event is viewed by some as a realigning election for the United States Republican Party. -
Galveston Hurricane
Galveston hurricane leaves an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 dead. -
The First Black Boxer to Win the Heavyweight Boxing Championship
Jack Johnson became the first black boxer to win the Heavyweight Boxing Championship when he knocked out the reigning champion Tommy Burns. -
Battle of Soissons Ended
the Germans launched a successful counter-attack against the French. -
America Sustained the Worst Terrorist Attack in its History
On September 16, 1920, a horse-drawn cart carrying a massive, improvised explosive was detonated on the busiest corner on Wall Street. -
The Great Depression
The stock market crash of October 29, 1929, provided a dramatic end to an era of unprecedented, and unprecedentedly lopsided, prosperity. -
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Signs the Social Security Act into law -
Germany Attacks the Soviet Union
It was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces, and was the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign up until that date.
