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Centennial International Exhibition of 1876
This is the world’s first official World’s Fair, held in Philadelphia, which coincides with the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence -
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Great Railroad Strike of 1877
In the second month after the Pennsylvania Railway announced the second pay cut for workers, the company announced that it would double the number of trains, which meant that workers had doubled their workload without additional pay, which caused dissatisfaction among workers. , Leading to a large number of workers on strike. -
1880 United States presidential election
Republican James A. Garfield won the election with 214 votes in 1880. This victory in the election meant that the Republican Party won six consecutive elections. -
The Assassination of James A. Garfield
Charles J. Guiteau shot and killed then US President James A. Garfield at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, DC in 1881. James A. Garfield served as President for less than four months. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This is the first and only bill in the United States to prevent a certain ethnic group or race from immigrating to the United States. It was not completely abolished until 1965. -
World Cotton Centennial
World Cotton Centennial is a World Exposition held in New Orleans in 1884. In that year, one third of the cotton in the United States was produced and traded in New Orleans. -
Haymarket affair
A worker march for the eight-hour work system was a peaceful march at first, until one of the marchers dropped a bomb, forcing the police to shoot, and wounding dozens of people. To commemorate this parade in the future, May 1st will be designated as International Labor Day. -
Johnstown Flood
The flood caused a total of more than 2,200 deaths and more than $17 million in damages. It occurred in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. -
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Spanish–American War
Spain treated Cuba as a Spanish province, not a colony, but the Cuban people decided to revolt and overthrow the Spanish government. At the same time, some American companies have very important economic interests in Cuba. The riots in Cuba affected these companies' money. They pressured the US government to intervene and eventually war broke out.
