1876-1900 By emory.taylor Mar 10, 1876 Invention of the telephone Aug 1, 1876 Colorado officially becomes a U.S. state 1877 Compromise of 1877 Mar 4, 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes becomes president Oct 14, 1877 Invention of the light-bulb Mar 4, 1881 James A. Garfield becomes president Jul 2, 1881 James A. Garfield is assassinated Sep 19, 1881 Chester A. Arthur becomes president Mar 4, 1885 Grover Cleveland becomes president Feb 8, 1887 Dawes Act of 1887 Mar 4, 1889 Benjamin Harris becomes president Nov 2, 1889 Washington, South Dakota, and North Dakota all become states Jul 2, 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 Jul 3, 1890 Idaho becomes a U.S. state Jul 10, 1890 Wyoming becomes a official State Oct 1, 1890 Tariff Act of 1890 Oct 16, 1891 Baltimore Crisis 1893 Economic Panic of 1893 Mar 4, 1893 Cleveland's second term as president Jan 4, 1896 Utah becomes a state Mar 4, 1897 William McKinley becomes president Jul 24, 1897 Dingley Act Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 American-Spanish War Dec 10, 1898 Treaty of Paris
