1881 |
Tuskegee Institute is founded by and for the education of African Americans, employing Booker T. Washington as President. |
1881 |
Tennessee passes first "Jim Crow" law, pertaining to railroad car seating. |
1881 |
Oberlin College fields their first baseball team, which includes two "Negro" brothers, Moses and Weldy Walker. |
1882 |
A Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy forms in defense against France. |
1882 |
Chinese Exclusion Act bans Chinese laborers from entering United States. |
1883 |
Congress overturns Civil Rights Act of 1875. |
1883 |
Hiram Maxim invents fully automatic machine gun. |
1884 |
Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes first black professional ballplayer in organized baseball. |
1885 |
New York Cuban Giants become first professional African American baseball team. |
1885 |
The first modern bicycle and first gasoline powered vehicle are built. |
1886 |
The Statue of Liberty is given to the United States by France to commemorate the United States of America's first 100 years. |
1887 |
Moses Fleetwood Walker catches African American teammate George Stovey. Cap Anson refuses to play with blacks, and induces an unofficial ban on contracting African American players in baseball. |
1889 |
Frederick Douglass is appointed minister to Haiti. |
1889 |
Baseball first travels to Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, and other Pacific Islands. |