TWO CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS. Share full article. Oct. 6, 1888. ... See the article in its original context from October 6, 1888, Page 3 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

The New-York Tribune of March 14, 1888 comments on how New Yorkers handled the storm. Image via Library of Congress. The heavy wind gusts threatened to topple trains from their tracks, and the system ...

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Share full article. Nov. 11, 1888. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from November 11, 1888, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

1888: Vincent van Gogh ... He did push for tariff reduction, but was blocked by Congress. In his second term, Cleveland authorized the use of federal troops to break up the Pullman workers' strike ...

On this day in history, Oct. 9. 1888, the Washington Monument opened to the public in Washington, D.C. The construction honors the nation's first president, George Washington.