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Fred Israel BENHAM

Fred Israel BENHAM

Male 1886 - 1909  (22 years)


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   Date  Event(s)
1 1886 
  • 1 May 1886: Haymarket Affair
    A labor protest rally in Chicago turned into a riot after a bomb was thrown, killing police officers and civilians.
  • 28 Oct 1886: Statue of Liberty dedicated
    The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor.
2 1890 
  • 1 Dec 1890: Wounded Knee Massacre
    U.S. soldiers killed over 150 Lakota people in what is considered the final major conflict of the Indian Wars.
  • 29 Dec 1890: Sherman Antitrust Act
    Congress passed the first federal law prohibiting trusts and monopolies to promote competition.
3 1893 
  • 1 Jan 1893: Panic of 1893
    A severe economic depression began, marked by bank failures and high unemployment.
4 1896 
  • 1 Jan 1896: Plessy v. Ferguson decision
    The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
5 1898 
  • 15 Feb 1898: USS Maine explodes
    The USS Maine battleship exploded in Havana Harbor, leading to the Spanish-American War.
  • 21 Apr 1898: Spanish-American War begins
    The United States declared war on Spain.
  • 13 Aug 1898: Spanish-American War ends
    The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the war and ceding territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States.
6 1900 
  • 14 Dec 1900: Hawaii annexed
    The United States officially annexed Hawaii.
7 1901 
  • 14 Sep 1901: Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
    Theodore Roosevelt became president after the assassination of President William McKinley.
8 1903 
  • 1 Jan 1903: Wright brothers' first flight
    Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first powered, controlled, and sustained flight of an aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
9 1906 
  • 1 Jan 1906: San Francisco Earthquake
    A major earthquake and subsequent fires devastated San Francisco, California.
10 1908 
  • 1 Jan 1908: Ford Model T introduced
    Henry Ford introduced the Model T, making the automobile affordable for the average American.


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