1890

Key events from 1890

1890

  • The Wounded Knee Massacre ends the Indian Wars as U.S. troops kill nearly 300 Lakota men, women, and children in South Dakota.
  • Otto von Bismarck is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II, ending the Iron Chancellor’s era and destabilizing European diplomacy.
  • The Sherman Antitrust Act is passed in the United States, beginning government efforts to regulate corporate monopolies and business practices.

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