Historical place archive

Columbus in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Columbus in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1859–1886

Historical events in Columbus

1859

9 16 1859
Ohio Campaign
Abraham Lincoln · Republican Party

Lincoln speaks in Columbus during the Ohio Republican campaign

1886

8 December 1886
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers · Labour

Gompers becomes president of the newly formed American Federation of Labor.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Columbus. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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