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The United States forced all Native Americans to move to Indian Reservations.
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Rutherford B. Hayes was sworn in as the 19th President of the United States.
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James Garfeild won the presidential election.
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Kansas becomes the first U.S. state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages.
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Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that corporations have the same rights as living persons.
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Benjamin Harrison is sworn in as the 23rd President of the United States
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The Johnson County War breaks out between small farmers and large ranchers in Wyoming
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Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state
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George Dewey is made Admiral of the US Navy
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The Supreme court proposed female sufferage
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UT Austin opened its doors for the first time