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1883 May 24 |
The Brooklyn Bridge, hailed as the "eighth wonder of the world," was dedicated by President Chester Arthur and New York Gov. Grover Cleveland, and officially opened to traffic. The suspension bridge linking the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn became a symbol of America's progress and ingenuity. The bridge has a span of 1,595 feet with 16-inch steel wire suspension cables fastened to Gothic-style arches 276 feet tall. Civil engineer John Augustus Roebling, inventor of the steel wire cable and designer of the bridge, was killed in a construction accident at the outset of construction in 1869. His son and partner, Washington A. Roebling, supervised the project to its completion in spite of a debilitating illness. 20 men died during construction and many suffered from caisson disease, later known as the bends, while working in pressurized air chambers under the river. Links: USA, NYC, ArthurC, ClevelandG 
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1885 Mar 4 |
Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) was inaugurated as the 22nd US president and 1st Democratic President since Civil War. He served again as the 24th President of the US from 1893-1897. Links: USA, ClevelandG
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1885 |
US President Grover Cleveland appointed a joint Army, Navy and civilian board, headed by Secretary of War William Crowninshield Endicott, to develop a modern harbor defense strategy. The first US port to be fortified was New York; the 2nd was San Francisco. The Endicott Era Defenses were constructed, in large part, during the years of 1890-1910 and some remained in use until 1945. Links: USA, ClevelandG
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1892 Nov 8 |
Former US President Grover Cleveland beat incumbent Benjamin Harrison and became the first (and, to date, only) president to win non-consecutive terms in the White House. The candidate of the people’s Party carried five states on a platform of support for farmers and abandoning the gold standard. Links: USA, ClevelandG
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1894 Aug 27 |
The US Congress passed the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, providing for a graduated income tax. It imposed a 2% tax on incomes over $4000. Pres. Grover Cleveland enacted the tax to cope with the deficit. The Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional on May 20, 1895. Links: USA, Money, Taxes, ClevelandG
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