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→‎Preparing for the "Turn of the Century": Skyscraper: Midwest architecture developed the skyscraper in 1885 with the 10-story Home Insurance Building in Chicago, followed by the Wainwright Building in St. Louis in 1891. From there the skyscraper
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*Prohibition (of alcohol): the Women's Christian Temperance Union was founded in 1874 by women in order to combat the problems that alcohol caused in their families and society.  The WCTU sought nationwide "prohibition" (of alcohol), and eventually obtained it early in the 20th century as the 18th Amendment (which was later repealed by the 21st Amendment).  Even today there are some regions of the country (such as some rural counties) that are "dry" (do not allow any alcohol to be sold there).
 
*Prohibition (of alcohol): the Women's Christian Temperance Union was founded in 1874 by women in order to combat the problems that alcohol caused in their families and society.  The WCTU sought nationwide "prohibition" (of alcohol), and eventually obtained it early in the 20th century as the 18th Amendment (which was later repealed by the 21st Amendment).  Even today there are some regions of the country (such as some rural counties) that are "dry" (do not allow any alcohol to be sold there).
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*Skyscraper: [[Midwest architecture]] developed the skyscraper in 1885 with the 10-story Home Insurance Building in Chicago, followed by the Wainwright Building in St. Louis in 1891.<ref>https://www.thoughtco.com/how-skyscrapers-became-possible-1991649</ref>  From there the skyscraper spread to [[New York City]] in 1902 with the Flatiron Building, and many dozens of skyscrapers there today.
    
== Election of 1896 ==
 
== Election of 1896 ==
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