Daily Facts about United States

1896

William McKinley is elected as the 25th President of the United States.

1892

Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor, opens as an immigration processing station, welcoming millions of immigrants to the United States.

1889

Montana is admitted as the 41st state of the United States.

1889

North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th states of the United States.

1883

The United States establishes Standard Time Zones to improve scheduling and transportation.

1867

The United States purchases Alaska from Russia in a deal known as the Alaska Purchase.

1864

American Civil War: Union General Samuel R. Curtis defeats Confederate General Sterling Price at the Battle of Westport.

1861

The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed.

1861

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War.

1853

The United States acquires a substantial land area from Mexico through the Gadsden Purchase, facilitating the development of a southern transcontinental railroad.