1890s American History
The 1890s closed with violence, labor conflict, and disasters that remade cities and policy. These articles stay inside what the records support.
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Weird America
The Pullman Strike of 1894: When a Railroad Boycott Brought in Federal Troops
A company-town wage cut sparked a national rail shutdown — and President Cleveland sent troops into Chicago. (Pullman Strike 1894)
Weird America
The Homestead Strike of 1892: Carnegie Steel, Pinkertons, and a Bloody Lockout
Workers fought a private army on the Monongahela — and the battle became a defining clash of the Gilded Age. (Homestead Strike 1892)
Weird America
The Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890: How a Disarmament Ended in Mass Killing
On the Pine Ridge Reservation, a confrontation over weapons became one of the darkest days in U.S.–Native American history. (Wounded Knee Massacre 1890)
Politics
The Wilmington Coup of 1898: America’s Only Violent Overthrow of a City Government
White supremacists expelled elected officials, burned a Black newspaper, and killed dozens in North Carolina.