Benjamin Harrison,
Twenty-third U.S. President
(1889-1893)
U.S. Census Overview 1890
U.S. Census Fast Facts 1890
Statehood
Idaho (43 of 50 States) Admitted 3 July 1890
Wyoming (44 of 50 States) Admitted 10 July 1890, see 1896 for
next state
Yellowstone National Park Created
President Harrison signs bill creating Yosemite National Park
on 1 October 1890.
Military: "Battle of Wounded Knee" on December 29, 1890 is the last major battle between U.S. troops and American Indians.
Technology:
The Men Who Built America (Electricity)
“Electricity is about to light homes from coast to coast. Only
Rockefeller (Standard Oil) is determined to keep kerosene in the light
game. He begins a campaign to stop electricity before it gains traction
and puts him out of business.
Though he may underestimate the draw of this magical new power. JP
Morgan has more to worry about than Rockefeller. Now he and Thomas
Edison are locked in a heated battle against George Westinghouse and
Nikola Tesla in what will become the dominate form of eletricity -
Direct Current (DC) or Alternating Current (AC)." Edison developed
the world's first electric chair to prove Tesla's AC is dangerous, but
it backfired when the world's first execution by electricity drug out
and basically roasted the man alive. Edison and Morgan's reputation were
negatively impacted. Electricity is about to go national.
Punch card machine
used to conduct the 1890 census, a report on population trends.
(See 1837 for previous computer science
advancement.)
(See 1941 for next improvement in computer science.)
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