Year of record

1886

6 verified events recorded in 1886.

6 events From Jan 1, 1886 To Dec 8, 1886 Open in filter view →
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DateEventLanesStatus
1886-12-08American Federation of Labor Founded on Craft Union Model Excluding Unskilled Workers
Samuel Gompers · Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions · Knights of Labor · Craft unions
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1886-10-25Wabash v. Illinois: Supreme Court Shields Interstate Monopolies from Regulation
U.S. Supreme Court · Wabash Railroad · Illinois Legislature · Interstate Commerce
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1886-05-10Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad: The Corporate Personhood Precedent That Never Was
U.S. Supreme Court · Chief Justice Morrison Waite · J.C. Bancroft Davis (Court Reporter) · Southern Pacific Railroad · +2
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1886-05-04Haymarket Affair Bombing and Police Violence Trigger Massive Anti-Labor Backlash
Chicago Police Department · Albert Parsons · Lucy Parsons · August Spies · +4
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1886-03-25Railroad Commission Cases: State Regulation Affirmed with Corporate Property Rights Caveat
U.S. Supreme Court · Mississippi Legislature · Farmers' Loan & Trust Company · Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company · +1
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1886-01-01Knights of Labor Reaches Peak Membership of 700,000 Before Rapid Collapse
Terence V. Powderly · Knights of Labor · Jay Gould · American workers
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