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President Benjamin Harris is succeeded by Grover Cleveland
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The world's fair, also known as the World's Colombian Exposition makes its grand opening in Chicago, Illinois. The fair was made to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival to the New World
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Also known as the Panic of 1893, the stock market crashed and plummeted America into an economic depression that lasted up until 1897. This crash effected every aspect of America's economy.
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The small town of Pomeroy, Iowa was devastated and nearly completely destroyed by a tornado in 1893. This tornado killed 71 people and injured 200 more.
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This was one of 3 massive hurricanes that struck the United States that his Savannah, Charleston and the Sea Islands. This hurricane was so deadly that it killed somewhere between 1,000-2,000 people.
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This was a huge step up for the females you lived in Colorado. in 1893 Colorado women were finally granted the right to vote.
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the vastly growing company Coca-Cola started selling their product in bottles to the public.
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These were a series of riots that broke out in Cleveland, Ohio. During the Panic of 1893 the unemployment rate in Cleveland increased greatly and in 1984 the unemployed were tired of not being able to find jobs. This was the main cause of the May Day Riots.
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In 1984 a large fire broke out at the Wold's Fair. This fire burnt down all the remaining buildings of the fair.
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A massive wildfire breaks out in Hinckley, Minnesota taking the lives of more than 450 people.
