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As of the second quarter this year, it was $68,977 (in 2024 dollars). In other words, no one with two brain cells to rub together could think of the 1890s as "the wealthiest America ever was."
The concept of automated data processing had been born. In 1890, Herman Hollerith invented the mechanical tabulating machine, a design used during the 1890 Census which stored and processed demographic and statistical information on punched cards. [14] [15] 1890 Shredded wheat. Shredded wheat is a type of breakfast cereal made from whole wheat.
Panhard-Levassor (1890–1895). This model was the first automobile to circulate in Portugal. 1890s: Bike boom sweeps Europe and America with hundreds of bicycle manufacturers in the biggest bicycle craze to date. 1890: Clément Ader of Muret, France creates his Ader Éole. "Ader claimed that while he was aboard the Ader Eole he made a steam ...
The rate in 1900 was about 10% of newborns died—in some cities as many as 30%. [56] [57] [58] Infectious diseases: The death rate from infectious diseases—especially tuberculosis, influenza and pneumonia—fell by 90% from 1900 to 1950. By the late 1940s, Penicillin was the major drug in use. [59]
The rapid expansion of industrialization led to real wage growth of 40% from 1860 to 1890 and spread across the increasing labor force. The average annual wage per industrial worker (including men, women, and children) rose from $380 in 1880 ($12,381 in 2024 dollars [ 1 ] ) to $584 in 1890 ($19,738 in 2024 dollars [ 1 ] ), a gain of 59%. [ 2 ]
July 14 – John H. Gear, U.S. Senator from Iowa from 1895 to 1900 (born 1825) August 2 – John Mason Loomis, lumber tycoon, Union militia colonel in the American Civil War and philanthropist (born 1825) August 5 – Luke Pryor, U.S. Senator from Alabama in 1880 (born 1820) August 12 – James Edward Keeler, astronomer (born 1857)
For a timeline of events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century; For a timeline of events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century. For 1914–1918, see Timeline of World War I; For 1939–1945 see Timeline of World War II
Famed photographer Lewis Hine is best known for his documentation of child labor and photographs of the Empire State Building. His photos of child workers helped expose the hazardous conditions ...