-
Battle of Little Bighorn
The Lakota and other Native American tribes defeated U.S. forces which was uncommon and thus a big victory for Natives. -
Female Attorneys
A bill is signed that allows female attorneys to argue in court cases. -
Albert Einstein Born
Albert Einstein is born in Germany and he eventually became a leading and revolutionary physics expert. -
Panama Canal begins construction
The Panama Canal begins construction, a project which the United States would later (more than twenty years) buy -
Tuskegee Institute Opened
Booker T. Washington, an influential advocate of African American rights, opens Tuskegee Institute -
Polygamy Outlawed
Polygamy, the act of having more than one wife or husband, is outlawed (in America) -
Brooklyn Bridge Opened
Brooklyn Bridge completed after many years of being built and it served as an important connection between the two cities it connected which were originally basically completely separate. -
Ulysses S. Grant Dies
Ulysses S. Grant, one of the two main leaders in the civil war, dies in New York (not in combat obviously)