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Custer's Fall
Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer was defeated at Little Bighorn by Native Americans. -
Warner Bros
Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner created Warner Bros. -
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Due to the stringent work conditions, workers across the country went on strike. -
Creation of the Farmer's Alliance
In Lampasas, Texas, many farmers met to form this union to try and restore economic power. -
Thomas Edison's introduction of electric power and lighting
Edison introduced his new research into electric power and lighting -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Congress suspended the immigration of all Chinese laborers. -
Immigration Act
Congress passed this act to deny admission to people who were not able to support themselves. -
Buffalo Bill's traveling show
Buffalo Bill created his traveling show of cowboys, Indians, sharpshooters, cavalrymen, and rangers. -
The first rodeo
In Pecos, Texas, cowboys from the Hash Knife and the W Ranch competed in roping and riding contests which became officially known as the first rodeo. -
Haymarket Riot
Thousands of workers struck across the country and specifically in Chicago, there were police forces who killed civilians and a bomb which killed several policemen. -
Dawes General Allotment Act
Congress passed this act to separate Native Americans onto their own individual allotments of land. -
Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West
One of Buffalo Bill's workers went on to create his own show and became Bill's only competitor. -
Thomas Edison patented the concept of motion pictures
Edison innovated the rolling of film. -
The creation of the Ghost Dance
Wokova, a Northern Paiute prophet had a revelation and created the religious ceremony known as the Ghost Dance to let Native Americans know to not hurt anymore people and to always do right. -
James B. Weaver
On this date, James B. Weaver was nominated as a presidential candidate at the populist party's first national convention. -
Panic of 1893
The worst period of economic depression that the country had seen up to this point. -
Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis
Turner came out with his theory of American history at the American Historical Association's World's Columbian Exposition. -
William Jennings Bryan
At the Democratic Party's national convention, William Jennings Bryan won over the crowd as well as the presidential candidacy. -
William McKinley
William McKinley was elected president. -
Spanish-American War
The U.S. aquired Hawaii after the Spanish-American War -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty officially ended the Spanish-American War. -
Open Door Policy
John Hay introduced this policy which said that Western powers would have equal access to Chinese markets. -
American Anti-Imperialist League
This league was founded to protest American imperial actions. -
Gold Standard Act
Congress passed this act to set the nation's monetary policy. -
Boxer Rebellion
American troops stopped this rebellion that opposed foreign trade with China.