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The great chicago fire was started on October 8th, but no one knows who actually started it. It is rumored that a cow kicked over a lantern that started a fire.source
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Congress passed a law banning entry to all Chinese immigrants except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials. This was an example of the severe discrimination going on in America in the late 19th century.
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Grover Cleveland ran against Benjamin Harrison in 1888. The picture depicts Cleveland handing Harrison a bag of 10,000 dollars, showing that he obviously had more money to campaign with. Harrison ended up winning by the electoral vote. Source
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The picture depicts Bryan as a goose sqaucking about free silver, and McKinley standing by watching and on the road to the White House.
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America annexed Hawaii, and in 1898 they were over 10 thousand miles across.
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An ad promoting the election of Wilson because he kept them out of war.
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