Events from the year 1891 in the United States. President: Benjamin Harrison (R-Indiana) Vice President: Levi P. Morton (R-New York) Chief Justice: Melville...
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The 1890–91 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification...
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elections in 1891 in the United States House of Representatives to the 52nd United States Congress. "Tammany" in source "Fifty-Second Congress March 4, 1891, to...
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The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Since the late 1850s, its main political rival has been...
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county equivalents in the United States. The 50 states of the United States are divided into 3,007 political subdivisions of states called counties. Two...
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The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive...
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punishment for crime is still legal in the United States. By the time of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the status of enslaved people had been...
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or Indigenous Americans) are the Indigenous peoples of the United States of America, particularly of the lower 48 states and Alaska. They may also include...
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United States Senate. They serve as chief spokespersons for their respective political parties, holding the majority and the minority in the United States...
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Islam is the third-largest religion in the United States (1.34%), behind Christianity (67%) and Judaism (2.4%). The Association of Statisticians of American...
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Sports in the United States are an important part of the nation's culture. Historically, the most popular sport has been baseball. However, in more recent...
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members of the United States Congress are generally rare. Although the Republican and Democratic parties have dominated U.S. politics in a two-party...
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reflected in discriminatory laws, practices, and actions (including violence) against racial or ethnic groups, throughout the history of the United States. Since...
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There have been as many as 48 recessions in the United States dating back to the Articles of Confederation, and although economists and historians dispute...
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The United States 1000 dollar bill (US$1000) is an obsolete denomination of United States currency. It was issued by the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing...
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The 1891 United States Senate election in California was held on January 13, 1891, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class...
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The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together, they...
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The president pro tempore of the United States Senate (often shortened to president pro tem) is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States...
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United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1891, in seven states. Kentucky and Maryland held their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years...
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The 1891 United States Senate special election in California was held on March 19, 1891, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class...
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The surgeon general of the United States is the operational head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) and thus the leading...
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The 1891 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 20, 1891. J. Donald Cameron was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly...
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The vice president of the United States is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the United States federal government after the president...
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the Supreme Court of the United States is a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, other than the chief justice of the United States. The...
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In the United States, divided government describes a situation in which one party controls the White House (executive branch), while another party controls...
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national public health issue in the United States. The country has one of the highest suicide rates among wealthy nations. In 2020, there were 45,799 recorded...
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The United States Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Armed...
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Beck in a single ballot both to finish the current term (ending 1891) and the next term (beginning 1891). 1890 United States elections 1890–91 United States...
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interest referring to the tens of thousands of annual firearms-related deaths and injuries occurring in the United States. In 2016, a U.S. male aged...
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The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution...
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