Hundreds of thousands of American workers walked off the job nationwide demanding an eight-hour workday, launching the tradition of International Workers' Day.

Pharmacist John Pemberton sells the first glass of Coca-Cola for five cents at Jacobs' Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.

A massive earthquake struck Charleston, South Carolina, killing dozens and demolishing much of the city — the most damaging quake ever recorded in the eastern United States.

Apache leader Geronimo surrenders to General Nelson Miles at Skeleton Canyon, Arizona, ending decades of armed Indigenous resistance in the American Southwest.

President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor before a flotilla of ships and cheering crowds.