History
POP Culture: 1880
ICONS: Light Bulb, Mark Twain, Wyatt Earp
- Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company, on January 25, 1881.
- Doc Holiday and the Earp brothers survive their gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881.
- The first Vaudeville theater opens in Boston, MA, on February 28, 1883.
- Mark Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1884.
- The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor from France, in July 1885.
- Pharmacist John Pemberton invents Coca-Cola in May 1886.
- The May 31, 1889, "Johnstown Flood" kills more than 2,200 people after heavy rain destroys the South Fork Dam.
- The first issue of the Wall Street Journal is published on July 8, 1889.
The 1880 Census |
10 Largest Urban Places |
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| U.S. Resident Population: | 50,189,209 | Rank | Place | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population per square mile of land area: | 14.2 | 1 | New York City, NY | 1,206,299 | |
| Percent increase of population from 1870 to 1880: | 26.0 | 2 | Philadelphia, PA | 847,170 | |
| Official Enumeration Date: | June 1 | 3 | Brooklyn, NY | 566,663 | |
| Number of States: | 38 | 4 | Chicago, IL | 503,185 | |
| Cost: | $5,791,000 | 5 | Boston, MA | 362,839 | |
| Cost per Capita (cents): | 11.5 | 6 | St. Louis, MO | 350,518 | |
| Total Pages in Published Reports: | 21,458 | 7 | Baltimore, MD | 332,313 | |
| Number of Enumerators: | 31,382 | 8 | Cincinnati, OH | 255,139 | |
| Census Bureau Director: | Francis Amasa Walker | 9 | San Francisco, CA | 233,959 | |
| Number of Questions Asked: | 26 | 10 | New Orleans, LA | 216,090 | |
| Other lists of largest urban places. | |||||
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