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1820
The first New England missionaries reached Hawaii -
1890
Sugar imports from Hawaii became less profitable with the McKinley Tariff -
1902
New York reporter, Lincoln Steffens wrote "The Shame of the Cities" which unmasked the corrupt alliance between big business and municipal government. -
1910
Governor of California, Hiram W. Johnson helped to break the grip of the Southern Pacific Railroad on California politics -
1912
The Democrats chose Woodrow Wilson as their presidential candidate for the election -
1916
The President approved an act restricting child labor on products flowing into interstate commerce. The Adamson Act