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Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)
Decades: 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s - 1880s - 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years: 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 - 1884 - 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
Events
- May 1 - the start of the general strike which eventually won the eight-hour workday in the United States. May 1st, called May Day or Labour Day, is now a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country; a few exceptions are Canada, the Netherlands, South Africa, and (oddly enough), the United States. It is also a major holiday in the Communist countries.
- December 6 - Washington Monument was completed.
Births
- October 11: Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of US president
Deaths