The 1880s (pronounced "eighteen-eighties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1880, and ended on December 31, 1889.. The period was characterized in general by economic growth and prosperity in many parts of the world, especially Europe and the Americas, with the emergence of modern cities signified by the foundation of many long-lived …

Mar 17, 2022 · HBO’s hit series “The Gilded Age,” set in 1880s Manhattan, was filmed at a number of historic mansions dating back to the famously ostentatious era.

May 28, 2022 · The Louisiana Journal called it a “terrible trial of power and resolution.” The race was even more amazing because all but one participant rode “ordinaries” – bicycles with a large front wheel and a small rear tire. They could be dangerous, earning the nickname “man slicer” for what sometimes happened when accidents took place.

May 31, 2019 · The Great Migration from the South to the North was triggered by the increased segregation, widespread racist ideologies, and lynching that claimed about 3,500 lives between the 1880s and 1960s. Lack of social and economic opportunities in the South also triggered the Great Migration to the North.

Pendleton Civil Service Act, (Jan. 16, 1883), landmark U.S. legislation establishing the tradition and mechanism of permanent federal employment based on merit rather than on political party affiliation (the spoils system). Widespread public demand for civil service reform was stirred after the Civil War by mounting incompetence, graft, corruption, and theft in federal departments and …

May 06, 2022 · Celebrity is fickle and fleeting. Case in point: a Twitter post went viral after a user posted photos of Amanda Peet, asked if people knew the star by name, and wondered whether she was famous or ...

Aug 06, 2015 · In the 1880s, a wild menace haunted the Arizona territory. It was known as the Red Ghost, and its legend grew as it roamed the high country. It trampled a woman to death in 1883.

In 1891 the inevitable happened: a spectacular crash brought the boom to an abrupt end. Banks and other businesses failed in large numbers, thousands of shareholders lost their money, tens of thousands of workers were put out of work. ... But the boom years did not return, and the level of wages remained far lower than it had been in the 1880s ...

hydraulics, branch of science concerned with the practical applications of fluids, primarily liquids, in motion. It is related to fluid mechanics (q.v.), which in large part provides its theoretical foundation. Hydraulics deals with such matters as the flow of liquids in pipes, rivers, and channels and their confinement by dams and tanks. Some of its principles apply also to gases, usually in ...

Aug 10, 2021 · What happened to Daylenn Pua after climbing Hawaii’s infamous Haiku Stairs? ... Ancient giant skull with ‘horns’ discovered during an archaeological excavation in Sayre in the 1880s. by Avis Lee. 2 minute read. History; Mystery; Tools that predate the first humans – a mysterious archaeological discovery. by Neil En. 3 minute read.