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1894 in the United States
Centuries:	18th century – 19th century – 20th century
Decades:	1870s 1880s – 1890s – 1900s 1910s
Years:	1891 1892 1893 – 1894 – 1895 1896 1897
Flag:	44 stars; (1891 – 1896)

Events from the year 1894 in the United States.

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January 9 – New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
March 12 – Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time.
March 25 – Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, departs from Massillon, Ohio for Washington D.C.
May 1 – Coxey's Army arrives in Washington, D.C.
May 1 – The May Day Riots of 1894 break out in Cleveland, Ohio.
May 11 – Pullman Strike: Three thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a "wildcat" (without union approval) strike in Illinois.
July – A fire at the site of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago destroys most of the remaining buildings.
July 4 – The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
September 1 – Great Hinckley Fire: A forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota kills more than 450 people.
September 4 – In New York City, 12,000 tailors strike against sweatshop working conditions.
November 5 – West Palm Beach, Florida is incorporated as a city.

In the U.S., the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects is founded.
Chatham Episcopal Institute (now know as Chatham Hall ) is founded in Chatham, Virginia, USA.