1893 in the United States

Events from the year 1893 in the United States. == Incumbents == === Federal government === President: Benjamin Harrison (R-Indiana) (until March 4) Grover Cleveland (D-New York) (starting March 4) Vice President: Levi P. Morton (R-New York) (until March 4) Adlai E. Stevenson I (D-Illinois) (starting March 4) Chief Justice: Melville Fuller (Illinois) Speaker of the House of Representatives: Charles Frederick Crisp (D-Georgia) Congress: 52nd (until March 4), 53rd (starting March 4) ==== State governments ==== == Events == === January–March === January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America.

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