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Commonwealth v. Pullis was the first known court case arising from a labor strike in the United States. After a three-day trial, the jury found the defendants guilty of "a combination to raise their wages" and fined. [1] 1816 (England) Food riots broke out in East Anglia. Workers demanded a double wage and for the setting of triple prices for ...
It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875, to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and eighth years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1870 United States census. For the first time since the American Civil War, the House had a Democratic majority.
Willis C. Hawley (left) and Reed Smoot meeting shortly after the signing of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act in 1929. On October 29, 1929, a day known in history as Black Tuesday, the New York Stock Exchange experienced a significant crash and the United States, as well as most of the world, would enter a major recession. [47]
The Battle of Fallen Timbers, which occurred on August 20, 1794, was a significant military clash between the United States and the Northwest Indian Confederation along the Maumee River near present-day Toledo, Ohio. Following two major defeats suffered by the U.S. at the hands of the confederation, Major General Anthony Wayne assumed command ...
Adams, James Truslow, ed. Dictionary of American History (5 Vols. 1940) Kutler, Stanley I. ed. Dictionary of American History (3rd Edition 10 Volumes, 2003) Martin, Michael. Dictionary of American History (Littlefield, Adams 1989) Morris. Richard, ed. Encyclopedia of American History (7th ed. 1996) Purvis, Thomas L.
The small portion of Dakota Territory that was left behind when Wyoming Territory was created was transferred to Montana Territory. [291] [301] August 1, 1876 Colorado Territory was admitted as the thirty-eighth state, Colorado. [235] [302] August 13, 1877 The United Kingdom created the British Western Pacific Territories, including Atafu and ...
April 4, 2019 – The 1973 War Powers Act Resolution is invoked for the first time when the House of Representatives votes 247–175 to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia in its intervention in the Yemeni Civil War. April 2019 – The first image of a black hole is taken. [17]
Members: 76 senators 293 representatives 8 non-voting delegates: Senate majority: Republican (with tie-breaking VP) Senate President: William A. Wheeler (R) House majority: Democratic: House Speaker: Samuel J. Randall (D) Sessions; Special [a]: March 5, 1877 – March 17, 1877 1st: October 15, 1877 – December 3, 1877 2nd: December 3, 1877 ...