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The first major documented polio outbreak in the United States occurred in Rutland County, Vermont. Eighteen deaths and 132 cases of permanent paralysis were reported. Charles Caverly, MD, noted the appearance of acute nervous system disease in the county.
The nineteenth century had always been an age of certainties, but by the 1890s, some of the post-Civil War consensus about American civilization and progress was beginning to fragment as it had never quite done before. Populists challenged the distribution of wealth and the plight of the farmers.
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Aug 10, 2015 · June 1, 1890 - Preparations for the United States census begin using an automated tabulating machine with punch cards invented by Herman Hollerith. It was a historic moment in the history of computing; Hollerith's company eventually became IBM.
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Oct 2, 2023 · 1870 Jan 1 - 1900. Gilded Age. United States. In United States history, the Gilded Age was an era extending roughly from 1870 to 1900. It was a time of rapid economic growth, especially in the Northern and Western United States.
January 26 – Louisiana secedes from the Union. February 1 – Texas secedes from the Union. February 4 – Secessionist states establish the Confederate States of America. February 9 – Jefferson Davis elected provisional president of the Confederacy.
FROM FARMERS’ HARDSHIPS TO A NATIONAL DEPRESSION. The late 1880s and early 1890s saw the American economy slide precipitously. As mentioned above, farmers were already struggling with economic woes, and the rest of the country followed quickly.
