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March 11 – The "Great Blizzard of 1888" begins along the East Coast of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400. March 25 – Opening of an international Congress for Women's Rights organized by Susan B. Anthony in Washington, D.C., leading to formation of the International Council of Women , a key event ...
But it was also a time when Americans developed a social conscience. Led by women seeking to fulfill their role in modern life, people came to terms with the problems of racial injustice, child child abuse, immigration, alcoholism, and suffrage.
10 mag 2015 · American Life in the 1880s. By the 1880s, the Gilded Age is in full swing, ringing in an era of rapid economic growth, especially in the North and West. Thanks to the mass production of railroads, creating traveling and shipping conveniences, most western states experienced an economic boon. Thanks to Thomas Edison and Alexander ...
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11 ott 2019 · 1882 – Oscar Wilde embarks on a tour of America. His “too too and utterly utter” aesthetic fashion style is regularly remarked upon in the media. 1883 – Brooklyn Bridge, the first wire suspension bridge, is built; 1885 – First motorcar built; first Chicago skyscraper; Thomas Edison invents the first movie in New Jersey
1 giorno fa · 1888: A Year in the Collections. Learn about the Great Blizzard of 1888, one of the fiercest East Coast storms ever recorded. As railroads drove western expansion, Buffalo Bill brought Wild West shows back east, hiring displaced Native people. The new science of archaeology engaged people’s imaginations with the deep past, in the ...
Explore. Stories. The Blizzard of 1888. The blizzard of 1888. By Larry Margasak, with research by Larry Margasak and Kathy Morisse March 9, 2016. Piano maker William Steinway woke up on March 12, 1888, and discovered "the most fearful snowstorm . . . I ever experienced" had buried New York City.
October 8, 1888 - Work begins on the first motion picture camera at Thomas A. Edison's laboratory. October 9, 1888 - The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public. Within a few short years, old maps of Washington will showcase the monument as one of the nation's most iconic symbols. More.
