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Period: to
1860-1899
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Thanksgiving Established
Lincoln declares Thanksgiving a national holiday -
KKK Formed
The Ku Klux Klan is formed to terrorize African Americans -
Reconstruction Begins
Congress takes control of Reconstruction -
Great Chicago Fire
Destroys the city -
Boss Tweed Convicted
Convicted of steal public funds -
First Jim Crow Law
Enacted in TN -
First Roller Coaster
Opened at Coney Island in NYC -
Geronimo Surrender
Ends last Indian War -
Hershey's Chocolate Established
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U.S. Annexes Hawaii
Signed by Pres. McKinley
