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US History in 1895
- February 20, 1895 - Frederick Douglass, the ex-slave who rose to prominence in national politics as a civil rights advocate and abolitionist during Civil War times died at his home in Washington, D.C.
- September 3, 1895 - The first professional football game was played in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The Latrobe YMCA defeated the Jeannette Athletic Club 12-0.
- October 4, 1895 - The first United States Golf Open run by the USGA was held in Newport, Rhode Island. A thirty-six hole competition between ten professionals and one amateur was won by Englishman Horace Rawlins, who received prize money of $150.
- November 5, 1895 - The first United States patent for the automobile, #549160, was granted to George B. Selden for his two stroke automobile engine.
Wisconsin History around 1895
- Farming, mining and lumbering had been the major industries earlier in the century.
- By this time, dairy had emerged as the largest farm product, and by 1899, more than 90 percent of Wisconsin farms kept cows.
- The Allis Company was Milwaukee's largest industrial employer, and helped lead the city to a world reputation as the center of heavy machinery for mines, power plants, and public utilities.
- The genesis of political and social change reputedly occurred on September 17, 1891, when Republican leader Philetus Sawyer offered 35-year-old attorney Robert M. La Follette (1855-1925) a bribe to fix a court case. Furious, La Follette refused it. For the rest of the decade he traveled around the state speaking out against crooked politicians, powerful lumber barons, and corrupt railroad interests. This led to his election as governor in 1900 and the beginning of the ‘Progressive Era’.
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