Year |
Date |
Event
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1801 |
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Jefferson was elected President by the House of Representatives. Burr became Vice President.
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Adams appointed John Marshall as Chief Justice.
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1803 |
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The Supreme Court issued a decision in Marbury v. Madison which overturned the Judiciary Act of 1789.
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Louisiana Purchase: The purchase was made.
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Mar 1 |
Ohio, formerly the Northwest Territory, became the 17th state.
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1804 |
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The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified.
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New Jersey abolished slavery.
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July 11 |
Burr–Hamilton duel: Alexander Hamilton was fatally wounded.
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Lewis and Clark set out.
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November 2 – December 5 |
U.S. presidential election, 1804: Jefferson was reelected President; George Clinton was elected Vice President.
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1807 |
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The Embargo Act of 1807 was passed.
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Robert Fulton invented the steamboat.
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1808 |
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The slave trade was ended.
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November 4 – December 7 |
U.S. presidential election, 1808: James Madison was elected president. Clinton was reelected as Vice President.
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1809 |
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Madison was inaugurated.
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March 1 |
The Non-Intercourse Act was passed.
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1810 |
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The Supreme Court issued a decision in Fletcher v. Peck which overturned a state law.
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1811 |
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The charter of the First Bank of the United States expired.
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1812 |
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War of 1812: The war began.
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Daniel Webster was elected to the United States Congress.
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Louisiana became the 18th state.
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U.S. presidential election, 1812: Madison was reelected President; Elbridge Gerry was elected United States Vice President.
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1814 |
August 24 |
Burning of Washington: British troops burned Washington, D.C. but were forced back at Baltimore.
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Dec 14 |
War of 1812: The Treaty of Ghent ended the war.
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1815 |
Jan 8 |
War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans: The battle took place before notification of the Treaty of Ghent made it to the frontier.
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1816 |
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U.S. presidential election, 1816: James Monroe was elected President. Daniel D. Tompkins was elected Vice President.
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The Second Bank of the United States was chartered.
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Dec 11 |
Indiana became the 19th state.
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1817 |
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Monroe was inaugurated.
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The Rush–Bagot Treaty was signed.
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Harvard Law School was founded.
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Dec 10 |
Mississippi became the 20th state.
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1818 |
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Cumberland Road opened.
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Dec 3 |
Illinois became the 21st state.
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The Jackson Purchase in Kentucky was obtained.
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1819 |
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Panic of 1819: The panic took place.
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The Adams–Onís Treaty, which provided for the acquisition of Florida, was signed.
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The decision in McCulloch v. Maryland prohibited state laws from infringing upon federal Constitutional authority.
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The decision in Dartmouth College v. Woodward protected the principle of honoring contracts and charters.
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Dec 14 |
Alabama became the 22nd state.
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1820 |
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The Missouri Compromise was passed.
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March 15 |
Maine became the 23rd state.
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U.S. presidential election, 1820: Monroe was reelected President, Tompkins Vice President.
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1821 |
Aug 10 |
Missouri became the 24th state.
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1823 |
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The Monroe Doctrine was proclaimed.
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1824 |
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The decision in Gibbons v. Ogden affirmed federal over state authority in interstate commerce.
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U.S. presidential election, 1824: An election was held with inconclusive results.
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1825 |
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John Quincy Adams was elected President by the House of Representatives; John C. Calhoun was elected Vice President.
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The Erie Canal was completed
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1826 |
July 4 |
Former Presidents Jefferson and John Adams died within hours of each other on Independence Day
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1828 |
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Nullification Crisis: The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was published.
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Construction began on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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U.S. presidential election, 1828: Andrew Jackson was elected President. Calhoun continued as Vice President.
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1829 |
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Jackson was inaugurated.
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1830 |
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Second Great Awakening: A religious revival movement took place.
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The Oregon Trail came into use by settlers migrating to the Pacific Northwest.
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May 28 |
The Indian Removal Act was passed.
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1831 |
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A revolt led by Nat Turner occurred.
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Publication of The Liberator began.
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Cyrus McCormick invented the reaper.
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Petticoat affair: The affair took place.
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1832 |
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The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation in Worcester v. State of Georgia.
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Black Hawk War: The war took place.
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The Tariff of 1832 was passed.
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The Ordinance of Nullification was passed by South Carolina.
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The Department of Indian Affairs was established.
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United States presidential election, 1832: Jackson was reelected President; Martin Van Buren was elected Vice President of the United States.
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Bank War: Jackson vetoed the charter renewal of the Second Bank of the United States.
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Calhoun resigned the Vice Presidency.
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1833 |
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The Force Bill, expanding Presidential powers, was passed.
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Jackson's second inauguration was held.
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1834 |
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Slavery debates took place at Lane Theological Seminary.
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1835 |
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Texas Revolution: The revolution began.
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Alexis De Tocqueville's Democracy in America was published.
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Second Seminole War: A war began in Florida with Seminole resistance to relocation.
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1836 |
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Battle of the Alamo: The battle took place.
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Battle of San Jacinto: The battle took place.
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Creek War of 1836: The war took place.
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Samuel Colt invented the revolver.
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The original "Gag Rule", a bar on discussion of antislavery petitions passed by the House, was imposed.
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The Specie Circular was issued.
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Jun 15 |
Arkansas became the 25th state.
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U.S. presidential election, 1836: Van Buren was elected President, Richard Mentor Johnson Vice President.
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1837 |
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Van Buren was inaugurated.
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The United States recognized the Republic of Texas.
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Caroline Affair: The affair took place.
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Jan 26 |
Michigan became the 26th state.
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Oberlin College began enrolling female students.
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Panic of 1837: The panic took place.
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A decision in Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge reversed a decision in Dartmouth College v. Woodward and affirmed that property rights can be overridden by public need.
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1838 |
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The forced removal of the Cherokee Nation from the Southeastern United States along the Trail of Tears led to over four thousand Native American deaths.
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Aroostook War: The war took place.
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1840 |
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United States presidential election, 1840: An election was held.
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1841 |
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William Henry Harrison became President.
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John Quincy Adams argued the case United States v. The Amistad before the Supreme Court.
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United States v. The Amistad was decided.
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President Harrison died after only a month in office.
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John Tyler became President.
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1842 |
August 9 |
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed.
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Dorr Rebellion: A civil war took place in Rhode Island.
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1843 |
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An attempt to impeach Tyler failed.
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1844 |
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U.S. presidential election, 1844: An election was held.
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The anti-suffragist Helen Kendrick Johnson was born.
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1845 |
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Texas Annexation: The annexation took place.
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James K. Polk became President of the United States.
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Mar 3 |
Florida became the 27th state.
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Dec 28 |
Texas became the 28th state.
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1846 |
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Mexican–American War: The war began.
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Dec 28 |
Iowa became the 29th state.
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The Wilmot Proviso was introduced.
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1848 |
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U.S. presidential election, 1848: An election was held.
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May 29 |
Wisconsin became the 30th state.
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Feb 2 |
Mexican–American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war.
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1849 |
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Zachary Taylor became President.
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California Gold Rush: The gold rush began.
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1850 |
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Taylor threatened to veto the Compromise of 1850 even at the risk of civil war.
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Taylor died. Millard Fillmore became President.
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The Clayton–Bulwer Treaty was signed.
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The Compromise of 1850 was passed.
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Sep 9 |
California became the 31st state.
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1852 |
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U.S. presidential election, 1852: An election was held.
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1853 |
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Franklin Pierce became President.
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Commodore Matthew Perry opened Japan.
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1854 |
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed, nullifying the Missouri Compromise.
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Jun 8 |
The Gadsden Purchase was finalized.
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The Ostend Manifesto was issued.
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The Convention of Kanagawa was signed.
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William Walker led an expedition.
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1855 |
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The Farmers' High School, later Penn State University, was founded.
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1856 |
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Sacking of Lawrence: The sacking of Lawrence took place.
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May 24–25 |
Pottawatomie Massacre: The massacre, led by John Brown, took place.
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Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner with his walking stick in the Senate chamber.
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U.S. presidential election, 1856: An election was held.
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1857 |
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James Buchanan became President.
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A decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford declared that blacks were not citizens of the United States and could not sue.
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May |
Utah War: The war started.
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The LeCompton Constitution was rejected in the Kansas Territory.
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Panic of 1857: The panic took place.
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1858 |
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The first transatlantic cable was laid.
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May 11 |
Minnesota became the 32nd state.
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates: The debates were held.
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The United States became party to the Treaty of Tientsin.
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1859 |
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John Brown led a raid on Harper's Ferry.
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Feb 14 |
Oregon became the 33rd state.
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The Comstock Lode was discovered.
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1860 |
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The Pony Express was founded.
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The Crittenden Compromise was reached.
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Nov 6 |
United States presidential election, 1860: Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.
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Dec 20 |
South Carolina seceded from the Union.
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1861 |
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Ten more states seceded from the Union and established the Confederate States of America.
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Jan 29 |
Kansas became the 34th state.
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Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederacy.
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American Civil War: The war began at Fort Sumter.
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First Battle of Bull Run: The battle took place.
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1862 |
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Battle of Hampton Roads: A naval battle between the Monitor and Merrimack took place.
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The Homestead Act was passed.
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The Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act was passed.
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General Robert E. Lee was placed in command of the Army of Northern Virginia.
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Second Battle of Bull Run: The battle took place.
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Battle of Antietam: The battle took place.
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Aug–Dec |
Dakota War of 1862: The war was fought.
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1863 |
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Battle of Gettysburg: The battle took place.
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Jan 1 |
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in the rebel states.
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Siege of Vicksburg: The siege took place.
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New York Draft Riots: Draft riots took place.
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Jun 20 |
Pro-Union counties which had seceded from Virginia became the 35th state, West Virginia.
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1864 |
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General Ulysses S. Grant was put in command of all Union forces.
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The Wade–Davis Bill was passed.
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Sand Creek Massacre: The massacre took place.
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Oct 31 |
Nevada became the 36th state.
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U.S. presidential election, 1864: An election was held.
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Sherman's March to the Sea: The march took place.
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1865 |
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Lee was made commander-in-chief of all Confederate forces.
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Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital, was captured by a corps of black Union troops.
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Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House.
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April 15 |
林肯被刺殺。安德魯·約翰遜繼任。
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American Civil War: The war ended with the surrender of the last elements of the Confederacy.
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第十三條修正案通過,永久禁止奴隸制。
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The Freedman's Bureau was established.
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1866 |
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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed.
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三K黨成立。
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1867 |
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The Tenure of Office Act (1867) was enacted.
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Mar 1 |
Nebraska became the 37th state.
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從俄羅斯購得阿拉斯加。
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1868 |
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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: The attempted impeachment ended in an acquittal by the Senate.
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The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, second of the Reconstruction Amendments, was ratified.
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Grant was elected President.
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1869 |
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The First Transcontinental Railroad was completed at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory.[1]
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May 15 |
Women's suffrage leaders Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association.
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1870 |
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The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed.
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The first graduate programs, at Yale University and Harvard, began.
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The Force Acts were passed.
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1871 |
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Great Chicago Fire: The fire occurred.
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The Treaty of Washington, 1871 was signed with the British Empire regarding the Dominion of Canada.
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1872 |
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黃石國家公園建立。
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Crédit Mobilier scandal: The scandal took place.
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The Amnesty Act was passed.
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The Alabama Claims were settled.
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U.S. presidential election, 1872: An election was held.
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1873 |
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Panic of 1873: The panic took place.
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Virginius Affair: The affair took place.
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1874 |
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Red River Indian War
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1875 |
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Kentucky Derby: Aristides (horse) won the first Kentucky Derby.
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The Resumption Act was passed.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was passed.
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The Art Students League of New York was founded.
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1876 |
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The National League of baseball was founded.
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Centennial Exposition: The Exposition, in Philadelphia, was held.
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A decision in Munn v. Illinois established the public regulation of utilities.
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Colorado became the 38th state.
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Battle of Little Bighorn: The battle took place.
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Wild Bill Hickok was killed by a shot to the back of the head by Jack McCall while playing poker in Deadwood, South Dakota.
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Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
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U.S. presidential election, 1876: The election produced an unclear, result with twenty Electoral College votes disputed.
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1877 |
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The Electoral Commission awarded Rutherford B. Hayes the Presidency.
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Reconstruction era of the United States: The era ended.
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Nez Perce War: The war took place.
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1878 |
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The Bland-Allison Act was passed.
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The first Morgan silver dollars were minted.
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1879 |
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愛迪生發明燈泡.
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The Knights of Labor went public.
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1880 |
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The University of Southern California was founded.
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The Population of the United States passed fifty million.
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1881 |
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral: A gunfight took place in Tombstone, Arizona Territory.
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James Garfield was inaugurated President of the United States.
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Garfield was assassinated.
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Chester A. Arthur was inaugurated President of the United States.
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Clara Barton created the Red Cross.
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The Tuskegee Institute was founded
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Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett.
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A Century of Dishonor was written by Helen Hunt Jackson.
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1882 |
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The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed.
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Jesse James was shot and killed by Robert Ford and Charlie Ford.
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1883 |
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Buffalo Bill Cody debuted his Wild West Show.
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A decision in the Civil Rights Cases legalized the doctrine of racial segregation.
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The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was passed.
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The Brooklyn Bridge opened.
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1885 |
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Grover Cleveland was inaugurated as President.
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The Washington monument was completed.
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1886 |
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Haymarket Riot: The riot took place.
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The American Federation of Labor was founded in Columbus, Ohio.
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1887 |
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The United States Congress created the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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The Dawes Act was passed.
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The Hatch Act was passed.
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1888 |
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Looking Backward, by Edward Bellamy, was published.
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The National Geographic Society was founded.
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1889 |
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Benjamin Harrison becomes President
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Nov 2 |
North Dakota, South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states.
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Nov 8 |
Montana became the 41st state
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Nov 11 |
Washington became the 42nd state.
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Johnstown flood: A flood occurred in Pennsylvania.
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Jane Addams founded Hull House.
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April 22 |
Land Run of 1889: The land run began.
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1890 |
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The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed.
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Jacob Riis published How the Other Half Lives.
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The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was passed.
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The McKinley tariff was passed.
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Yosemite National Park was created.
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Jul 3 |
Idaho became the 43rd state.
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Jul 10 |
Wyoming became the 44th state.
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Wounded Knee Massacre: The massacre took place.
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The National American Woman Suffrage Association was founded.
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1891 |
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Baltimore Crisis: The crisis took place.
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James Naismith invented basketball.
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1892 |
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Homestead Strike: The strike took place.
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General Electric was founded.
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The Sierra Club was founded
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1893 |
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Cleveland was inaugurated President for a second term.
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Panic of 1893: The panic took place.
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The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was repealed.
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1894 |
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Coxey's Army marched on Washington, D.C.
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Pullman strike: The strike took place.
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The Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, including an income tax, was passed.
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1895 |
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Stagger Lee Shelton shot Billy Lyons.
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Pollock v. Farmers' Loan and Trust Company was decided, striking down part of the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act.
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1896 |
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A decision in Plessy v. Ferguson affirmed the legality of "separate but equal" facilities.
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William Jennings Bryan delivered his Cross of Gold speech.
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Gold was discovered in the Yukon's Klondike region.
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Jan 4 |
Utah became the 45th state.
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1897 |
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William McKinley became President.
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The Boston subway was completed.
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The Dingley Act was passed.
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1898 |
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The 「Maine」號ACR-1 (6) exploded in Havana harbor.
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The De Lôme Letter was published.
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美西戰爭: The Treaty of Paris (1898) ended the war.
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Jul 7 |
Republic of Hawaii was annexed.
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The Newlands Resolution was passed.
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The American Anti-Imperialist League was organized.
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1899 |
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The Teller Amendment was passed.
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American Samoa was occupied.
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The Open Door Policy was announced.
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1900 |
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The United States population exceeded seventy-five million. see Demographics of the United States.
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The Foraker Act was passed.
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The Gold Standard Act was passed.
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Boxer Rebellion: The United States helped put down the rebellion.
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1900 Galveston hurricane: The hurricane took place.
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