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History of the United States (1865–1918) ... Events from the year 1880 in the United States. Incumbents ... first American to successfully drill for oil (b.
The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1888 Prices and Wages by Decade, 1880–1889 – Guide published by the University of Missouri Library points to pages in digital libraries (freely available online) that show average prices and wages by occupation, race, sex, and more.
U.S. territorial extent in 1880. 1880 – University of Southern California founded; 1880 – U.S. population exceeds 50 million; 1880 – U.S. presidential election, 1880: James A. Garfield elected president and Chester A. Arthur vice president. Their popular margin is less than 2,000 votes.
Rarely, events significant to the history of the West but which occurred within the modern boundaries of Canada and Mexico are included as well. Western North America was inhabited for millennia by various groups of Native Americans and later served as a frontier to the Spanish Empire, which began colonizing the region starting in the 16th century.
1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1880th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 880th year of the 2nd millennium, the 80th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1880s decade. As of the start of 1880, the ...
The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton. The United States Tennis Association (USNLTA) is established by a small group of tennis club members; the first U.S. Tennis Championships are played this year. Former United States Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce is the first African-American to have his signature on American paper currency.
While the "marriage" didn't last, it was biggest corporate merger in history at the time. 2006: America Online drops its old name to officially become AOL and no longer charges for email services ...
1880s in American cinema (1 C, 1 P) ... 1880 in the United States; ... History of the United States (1865–1917) L.