1889

Events

 * March 4:
 * Richard Clarke becomes a Member of the House of Representatives
 * Roswell Flower becomes a Member of the House of Representatives
 * William McKinley becomes Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee
 * May 25:
 * Robert Lincoln becomes U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom
 * December 18:
 * David Brewer becomes an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court