1893 The Depression of 1893 begins a five-year economic downturn.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: the economyEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1893
1890 The eleventh U.S. census reveals that the nation's population on June 1 is 62,947,714.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: populationEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1890
1880 The tenth U.S census reveals that on June 1 the nation's population is 50,189,209.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: populationEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1880
1870 The ninth U.S census reveals that the nation's population on June 1 is 39,818,449.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: populationEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1870
1877 Reconstruction ends with the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Louisiana and South Carolina in April.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: politicsEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1877
1863 On January 10, the world's first subway system, the London Underground, opens in that city.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: EnglandTimeline Subjects: international affairsEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1863
1864 Napoleon III of France installs Archduke Maximilian as Emperor of Mexico on June 10.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: MexicoTimeline Subjects: international affairsEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1864
1863 On January 1, the Emancipation Proclamation takes effect.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: slaveryEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1863
1861 Between April 17 and June 8, four other states: Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee, secede from the Union.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: politicsEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1861
1861 Between January 9 and February 1, six other states: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, also secede from the Union.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: politicsEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1861