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Rutherford B. Hayes Inaugurated
Rutherford B. Hayes becomes the 19th President of the United States. -
Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for the first official telephone. -
Compromise of 1877
The Compromise of 1877 takes place when President Grant signs the Electoral Commission Act. The purpose of this act is to settle the heavily disputed election of 1876. This results in the U.S. government taking the last troops out of the Southern states and the end of the Reconstruction Era. -
Thomas Edison's Light
Thomas Edison displays his lights and generators to reporters and investors. -
Sitting Bull Surrenders
Sitting Bull surrenders to the United States Army, ending major Native American resistance to white settlers. -
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James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield becomes the 20th president on March 4, 1881. Unfortunately, he is assassinated six months later. -
The Tariff Act
The Tariff Act of 1890 is passed to protect household industries from any foreign competition by raising the rates on certain goods. -
The Pullman Strike
Workers at the Pullman rail car factory strike. They are aided by the American Railway Union. The strike is broken by the arrest of the union's leader, Eugene Debs. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The Supreme Court rules that discrimination is legal as long as the separate facilities are equal. -
Implementation of the Gold Standard
Congress passes the Gold Standard Act, ending the monetary debate by putting the United States on a gold standard.