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Historical timeline 1860-1920

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    Industrial America

  • China’s Taiping Rebellion ends, leaving 20 million Chinese dead and causing mass emigration.

    China’s Taiping Rebellion ends, leaving 20 million Chinese dead and causing mass emigration.
  • U.S. troops kill 150 Cheyenne in Sand Creek Massacre.

    U.S. troops kill 150 Cheyenne in Sand Creek Massacre.
  • 600,000 cattle travel on the Chisholm Trail.

  • Industrial revolution causes 1 million to crowd Berlin

    Industrial revolution causes 1 million to crowd Berlin
  • Battle of Litttle Bighorn ends in the death of Custer and his troops.

    Battle of Litttle Bighorn ends in the death of Custer and his troops.
  • Crop faliure and a poor economy cause milllions of Italians to emigrate

  • Thousands lay claim to land during the Oklaoma land Rush

    Thousands lay claim to land during the Oklaoma land Rush
  • Oil strike occurs in Spindletop Hill in Texas

  • Queen Victoria of Great Britain dies.

    Queen Victoria of Great Britain dies.
  • Angel Island immigration station opens in San Fransisco Bay

    Angel Island immigration station opens in San Fransisco Bay
  • British colonies in southern Africa unite as Union of South Africa.

  • Congress approves a literacy test for immigrants.