World Events of 1886

Statue of Liberty

Haymarket Flyer

Emily Dickenson

• Grover Cleveland was president

• The Statue of Liberty was dedicated as a gift from the French to memorialize the alliance of the two countries in the American Revolution.
• The American Federation of Labor was organized.
• Haymarket Square labor riot in Chicago kills 7 officers and an unknown number of civilians during a strike of workers in support of an eight-hour workday.
• Emily Dickenson died.