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U.S. History by Year, 1880-1899

Based on the clues, guess these American related things that happened in each year.
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1899
The U.S. goes to war with this country after they overthrow their Spanish rulers
Philippines
1898
The United States annexes this island nation
Hawaii
1897
This underground mode of transit opens in Boston, the first in North America
Subway
1896
This outlaw robs a bank in Idaho, the Sundance Kid joins him shortly after
Butch Cassidy
1895
The USS Indiana is the first of this kind of ship to be commissioned by the Navy
Battleship
1894
This chocolate company is established in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Hershey
1893
Chicago hosts the Columbian Exposition as a part of this international event
World's Fair
1892
This president is elected to his second non-consecutive term
Grover Cleveland
1891
A teacher invents this sport using a ball and a peach basket
Basketball
1890
A Lakota camp in South Dakota is massacred by U.S. troops in this event
Wounded Knee Massacre
1889
John Pemberton incorporates his medicine company in Atlanta, selling this " tonic"
Coca-Cola
1888
400 people die on the East Coast due to this severe weather event
Blizzard
1887
This special day is first observed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Groundhog Day
1886
This statue, a gift from France, is dedicated in New York Harbor
Statue of Liberty
1885
This city becomes home to the world's first skyscraper
Chicago
1884
This author writes "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
Mark Twain
1883
This bridge connecting Manhattan to Long Island is completed
Brooklyn Bridge
1882
The United States practically bans all immigration from this country
China
1881
The gunfight at the O.K. Corral occurs in this Arizona frontier town
Tombstone
1880
This type of theater entertainment including a variety of acts becomes popular
Vaudeville
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