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