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ASPCA
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was created. -
National Labor Union
A National Labor Union is organized. -
Wyoming Women
The Wyoming Territory grants women the right to vote. -
Trancontinental Railroad Joins
The Trancontinental Railroad Joins near Ogden, Utah. -
Knights of Labor
The Knights of Labor are organized -
Standard Oil Company
The Standard Oil Company is Organized. -
WCTU
The Woman's Christians temperance union is organized. -
Chautauqa
The Chautauqa Education movement is launched. -
Johns Hopkins
The Johns Hopkins University graduate school was established. -
The Telepone
Alexander Bell invewnts the telephone. -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison invents the electric light. -
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army begins work in America. -
Booker T. Washington
Booker T washington becomes head of Tuskeegee Institute. -
Skyscraper
Louis Sullivan builds the first skyscraper in Chicago -
Haymarket Square
Haymarket Square is bombed -
American Federation of Labor
The American Federation of Labor is formed. -
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is errected in New York Harbor. -
Interstate Commerce
The Interstate Commerce Act was designed to regulate the railroad industry. -
Hull House
Jane Addams founds Hull House in Chicago. -
Basketball
Basketball is invented.
