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04/03/1889 Presidency of Benjamin Harrison begins

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Benjamin Harrison

Harrison, a Republican, took office as the 23rd United States president after defeating Democratic incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison and the Republican-controlled 51st Congress enacted the most ambitious domestic agenda of the late-nineteenth century.
    • Essentials 

    • Election of 1888 

    • Inauguration 

    • Administration 

    • Judicial appointments 

    • States admitted to the Union 

    • Antitrust law 

    • Tariff 

    • Currency 

    • Civil service reform and pensions 

    • Civil rights 

    • 1890 midterm elections 

    • National forests 

    • Native American policy 

    • Technology and military modernization 

    • Standardization of place names 

    • Foreign policy 

    • Vacations and travel 

    • Election of 1892 

    • Historical reputation