1880s
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The 1880s was a decade marked by significant technological innovations, such as George Eastman's introduction of the Kodak camera and the launch of the Orient Express train, alongside major historical events including the infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, restrictive immigration legislation, and tragic disasters like the Johnstown flood. This period matters because it shaped modern technology, transportation, and immigration policy while reflecting the social tensions and industrial developments of the era.
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- Politics and wars
- Wars
- Internal conflicts
- Colonization
- Prominent political events
- Disasters
- Assassinations and attempts
- Science and technology
- Technology
- Science
- Society
- Popular culture
- Literature and arts
- Architecture
- Sports
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- People
- Politics
- Sports figures
- Famous and infamous personalities
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thumb|335x335px|From top left, clockwise: A famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral|gunfight erupts at the O.K. Corral in [[Tombstone, Arizona in 1881; a long-distance passenger train called the Orient Express begins running between Paris and Constantinople in 1883; U.S. Congress bans Chinese immigrants from entering the U.S. for ten years, starting in 1882; South Fork Dam fails after heavy rainfall and floods the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, killing over two thousand people; George Eastman introduces the Kodak No 1 and the camera becomes an enormous success; Chicago's Haymarket Square is the scene of a bombing that kills at least seven police officers and four civilians during a massive protest from a labor rally and is generally considered the origin of modern May Day protests; settlers try to claim land during the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889; combined groups of British and Sudanese forces on opposing sides fight during a nationalist uprising against the Khedive Tewfik Pasha.|alt=]]
The 1880s (pronounced "eighteen-eighties") was the decade that began on January 1, 1880, and ended on December 31, 1889.