1833General Trades Union Founded

General Trades Union founded in New York City.
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🏦 New York Stock & Exchange Board Established

New York Stock & Exchange Board Established (1792)
FinanceCapitalismEconomic HistoryUnited States HistoryInvestmentEarly Republic
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🚢 Erie Canal Opens, Connecting Great Lakes to Atlantic

Erie Canal opens in New York connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
Erie Canal Opens, Connecting Great Lakes to Atlantic (1825)
TransportationInfrastructureTradeEconomic DevelopmentCanalsNew YorkExpansion
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🤝 General Trades Union Founded

General Trades Union founded in New York City.
Labor UnionsWorkers' RightsIndustrial RevolutionNew York CityEarly American HistorySocial Movements
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⛏️ Gold Discovered in California

Gold Discovered in California (1848)
Gold RushAmerican WestMiningMigrationEconomic BoomManifest DestinyExpansionism
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🚂 Great Railroad Strike in the United States

Great Railroad Strike in the United States may have been the world's first nationwide labour strike.
Great Railroad Strike in the United States (1877)
Labor UnionsStrikesIndustrial RevolutionGilded AgeWorking Class
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🛒 King Kullen Supermarket Opens in Queens

August 4: King Kullen, widely regarded as the first supermarket, opens in Queens, New York City.
King Kullen Supermarket Opens in Queens (1930)
RetailConsumerismNew York CityEconomic DevelopmentBusiness
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