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The first Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames was opened to improve commerce and trade in the East End of London
In response to a 28-percent wage cut, 4,000 Pullman Palace Car Company workers went on strike in Illinois, bringing rail
Chilean Civil War: The armored frigate Blanco Encalada (pictured) was sunk at the Battle of Caldera Bay, the first ironc
The Treaty of Wuchale was signed, ending the Italo-Ethiopian War, but differences in translation later led to another wa
The Treaty of Wuchale was signed, ending the Italo-Ethiopian War, but differences in translation later led to another wa
During a labor rally in Chicago, a bomb explosion and gunfire led to the deaths of eight police officers and four member
The wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom took place in the White House, in the only time that a U
The wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom (wedding depicted) took place in the White House, in the only time th
The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opened for business
Moses Fleetwood Walker (pictured), the last African American in Major League Baseball until Jackie Robinson, played his
New York governor Grover Cleveland signed legislation that led to the creation of Niagara Falls State Park, the United S
Under threat of invasion, Muhammad III as-Sadiq, Bey of Tunis, signed the Treaty of Bardo to make Tunisia a French prote
Under threat of invasion, Muhammad III as-Sadiq, Bey of Tunis, signed the Treaty of Bardo to make Tunisia a French prote
A land dispute between the Southern Pacific Railroad and settlers in Hanford, California, turned deadly when a gun battl
The Minute Man was unveiled as part of the centennial celebration of the Battles of Lexington and Concord
The North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was established to bring law and ord
Boshin War: Troops of the Tokugawa shogunate withdrew from the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle and retreated north towards N
The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson adjourned after the second and third articles of impeachment did not obtain enou