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Rutherford B. Hayes was publicly inaugurated into the office of President of the United States of America.
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On July 13, 1877, the B&O (Baltimore and Ohio) Railroad cut employee's wages for the third time that year. In retaliation to this decision, many of the workers came together and refused to work for the rail service.
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President James A. Garfield was shot by one Charles Guiteau on July 2, 1881. Though his body fought to survive, his condition would worsen over time, and he would later die on September 19, 1881.
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Workers throughout the country went on strike in an effort to push for less work per day, specifically to limit the time to eight hours of work.
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The Populist Party had their first national election campaign, in which their candidate, James B. Weaver, received over one million votes, giving hope and credibility to the new party.
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The World’s Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago, Illinois, the hub city of American railroads. Chicago was lovingly referred to as the "White City" due to it's extraordinary technological advances and future promise.
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The Panic of 1893 was one of the worst economical periods in American history. It brought with it a series of strikes and a string of unemployment.
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Congress declared war on Spain following the explosion of the passive American battleship, the Maine, in Cuba.
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A man accused of killing his white employer and raping his wife, Sam Hose was lynched publicly in front of approximately four thousand people. The torture concluded with a mob of men burning him alive.
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Congress passed the Gold Standard Act, establishing gold as the standard for exchanging for paper money.
