Timeline Wednesday 1 October 1890

Events on Wednesday 1 October 1890 2

• 1890 McKinley Tariff Act signed US raises import duties to protect domestic industry President Benjamin Harrison signed the McKinley Tariff Act, raising average import duties to nearly 50 percent to protect American industry. The steep tariff increase raised consumer prices and contributed to Republican losses in the 1890 and 1892 elections. It was named for its chief sponsor, Congressman William McKinley.
• 1890 Yosemite National Park established Congress protects the Sierra Nevada wilderness around Yosemite Valley President Benjamin Harrison signed legislation establishing Yosemite National Park in California, protecting the Sierra Nevada landscape surrounding the earlier state-managed Yosemite Grant. The campaign was driven partly by naturalist John Muir's advocacy for wilderness preservation. Yosemite became one of the first national parks in the United States.