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The Telephone was invented
Alexander Bell created the Telephone in 1876 -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Fought by the river of Little Bighorn. -
Colorado Becomes a U.S. State
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The Compromise of 1877
An unwritten agreement to settle the the dispute of the 1876 Presidential election, to remove the federal troops. -
Dawes Act of 1877
Authorized the President to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans. -
Rutherford is elected President
Rutherford is elected President in 1877 -
The Lightbulb was invented
The Lightbulb was invented by Thomas Edison in 1877 -
James Garfield Becomes President
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James Garfield is Assassinated
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North Dakota becomes a State
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South Dakota Becomes a State
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Montana Becomes a State
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Washington Becomes a State
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Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
Attempt to prevent raising prices by restriction of trade or supply, but many people critiqued it for harming society. -
Idaho Becomes a State
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Wyoming Becomes a State
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Utah Becomes a State
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USS Maine Explodes
On the way to Havana, the USS Maine explodes after being attacked during the Cuban revolt against Spain. -
Treaty of Paris
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Open Door Policy
It established a system of trade in China open to all countries