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40 Events from 1860 to 1900 That Changed America

1885
Starting in 1885, American cities were on the rise—literally. That year, the world’s first skyscraper was erected. The Home Insurance Building rose 10 stories—138 feet—in the air above Chicago. Soon, skylines across the country would undergo radical transformations.

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