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Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone -
The Compromise of 1877
It resulted in the United States federal government pulling the last troops out of the South, and formally ending the Reconstruction Era. -
Invention of the light bulb
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb -
James A. Garfield became President
James A. Garfield was a brigadier general during the Civil War, and he won the Presidential election of 1880. -
James A. Garfield assassinated
On July 2, 1881, Garfield was shot and died on September 19, 1881. -
The Dawes Act of 1887
It was enacted by the 49th United States Congress. It authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans. -
Benjamin Harrison became a President
Benjamin Harrison was the grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and the great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V, a founding father. -
The Open Door policy
The policy was established to allow for a system of trade in China open to all countries. The Open Door Policy was a principle, but never signed into law.