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1876-1900

  • The Battle of Little Bighorn

    The Battle of Little Bighorn was a head-to-head conflict fought between those of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Calvary Regiment of the U.S. Army.
  • The Invention of the Lightbulb

    Thomas Edison created the significant invention of the lightbulb.
  • The Haymarket Riot

    A peaceful protest that turned into a violent bombing that took place in Haymarket Square in Chicago sending American's into a whirlwind over the Labor force that went on for several years.
  • The Mississippi Plan

    A plan that completely rearranged the idea of the state voting process that some would say was the beginning of persecution of Blacks in the South.
  • The Homestead Strike

    A strike that took place in Pennsylvania consisting of stickers and homeland security agents.
  • First Movie Theater

    The first ever American movie theater was opened in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • The Spanish-American War

    War fought between the United States and Spain resulting in an American victory.
  • The Great Galveston Hurricane

    The Great Galveston Hurricane remains the deadliest natural disaster in American history resulting in between 6,000 and 12,000 fatalities.