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Invention of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. -
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Nez Percé War
This was apart of the American- Indian battles, the Indians were fighting for there ancestral lands. -
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President Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes won the election of 1877 over Samuel J. Tilden. He was the 19th president. -
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
This strike started in Martinsburg, West Virginia, on account of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cutting the wages. -
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President James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield was the 20th president, however, he died shortly after the election by assassination. -
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President Chester A. Arthur
Chester A. Arthur became the 21st president, after the death of James Garfield. -
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President Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland, former mayor of Buffalo, became the 22nd president. -
Haymarket Riot
A labor protest happening near Chicago's Haymarket square became a riot after a bomb was thrown at a police officer. -
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President Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison became the 23rd president, after Grover Cleveland. -
The Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act outlawed trusts, monopolies, and cartels. -
Homestead Steel Strike
Workers at Carnegie Steel protested against wage cuts. -
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President Grover Cleveland
Cleveland holds another term of presidency. -
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Pullman Strike
A widespread railroad strike and boycott. -
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President William McKinley
William McKinley becomes the 25th president. Towards the end of his presidency, he was assassinated in 1901 -
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Spanish-American War
This war between Spain and America was fought over the independence of Cuba.