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Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, an invention that would change the way people communicate over long distances forever. -
Compromise of 1877
This compromise resulted in the United States federal government pulling troops out of the south and marked the end of the Reconstruction Era. -
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Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President
He became the 19th United States president, and he took office after narrowly winning the 1876 presidential election. -
Invention of the Lightbulb
Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb, another revolutionary device that would forever change the lighting in peoples homes, buildings, and more. -
James A. Garfield Becomes President
James A. Garfield was a brigadier general during the Civil War, and he won the Presidential election of 1880. -
James A. Garfield Assasinated
President Garfield was shot by an assassin 4 months after becoming president, and he passed away 2 months later. -
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Chester A. Arthur became President
Chester A. Arthur was a quartermaster general of the New York Militia during the American Civil war, and he became vice president, and took over presidency after the passing of James A. Garfield. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
United States Cavalry Troops went into Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota to disarm the Lakota and ended up with 250-300 men, women and children being killed, and 51 people wounded.