Both the House of Representatives and the United States Senate have grown since 1887. The number of serving House members is based on the population size of the United States of America, while the number of serving senators is based on the number of states in the union. Both have increased since 1887.
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There has been no commissioner since the Department of Agriculture was made a cabinet-level federal agency in 1889. The current Secretary of the department is Tom Vilsack.
The World Fair of 1889 was to launch Paris as main city hub for trade and commerce. This made Paris wealthier and well-known.
George Hutt died in 1889.
1889
In 1889, there were a total of 38 states in the United States. This was the year that North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington were admitted to the Union, bringing the total number of states to 42. However, since Alaska and Hawaii were not yet states at that time, the total number of states in the US in 1889 was 38.