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A series of poems Whitman wrote in a collection called "Leaves of Grass." This would later go on to be revised a few times and the final version was released in 1882
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NYSE opens for the first time on Broad near Wall St.
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Congress narrowly passed the 13th amendment to the constitution which would technically abolish slavery.
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This is when the last battle of the civil war was faught
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Mark Twain's first success that opened him to the nations eye.
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Guarenteed citizenship to all U.S. born as well as equal protection of the laws.
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Congress passed the 15th amendment which guaranteed black males the right to vote
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Allowed the president to suspend the writ of habeas corpus to combat the Ku Klux Klan during the Southern Reconstruction
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Made it illegal to send any obscene books through the mail and posses any devices or medication for unlawful abortions.
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James's portrayal of the "new" American girl. This novella brought him widespread popularity
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made polygamy a felony
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Suspended Chinese immigration
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First African American to play major league baseball. He played one season in the big leagues in 1884 and played in the minor leagues until 1889 until Major League Baseball errected the color barrier.
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One of Twains ongoing projects, and once it was finally published, it stirred up much controversy and was also quite popular.
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Perkins Gilman wrote this story in response to how women with postpartum depression were being treated and to "save people from being driven crazy." (p. 791)
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An interesting book....but not well recieved, when it was published or even now. Maggie was also Crane's first book.
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The Ghost Dance Songs were recorded in 1894 by James Mooney.
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United States Supreme Court deemed it constitutional for states to enforce seperate but equal laws. These laws would not be repealed until 1953.
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Sister Carrie was Dreiser's first novel. it was published in 1900 and also reissued in 1907.
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An autobiography, it depicts various events in Washington's life and his fight to rise above racism.
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The Wright brothers invented the first airplane that could support human flight.
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U.S. enters World War I with the sinking of the Lusitania
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The 19th amendment guaranteed women the right to vote
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On April 15th, 1947, Jackie Robinson was called up from the negro leagues to play in the majors and was the first black man to break the color barrier that had been in place since 1889.
