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Telephone invented
On this day, Alexander Graham Bell got the patent for the first telephone. -
The Battle of Little Big Horn
This battle marked the most decisive native American Victory over the U.S. Army in the Plains Indians War. -
The Affordable Light Bulb is Invented
Thomas Edison has invented an affordable and easily produced lightbulb, and files for a patent on this day. -
The Assassination of President James A Garfield
Just four months into his presidency, James A. Garfield is shot by an assassin. -
The Haymarket Riot Occurs
On the Haymarket Square in Chicago during a protest about working conditions, a bomb is thrown and 8 people are killed. -
The Pullman Strike
This was a railroad strike that disrupted railroad travel until July, 20 of that same year, and was the first strike that an injunction had to be used on to end -
Klondike Gold Rush
Another gold rush that significantly spurred westward expansion, this time in the barren and cold expanse of Alaska. -
The Spanish American War Begins
The Spanish American War only lasted for a few months and was between America and Spain. -
The End of the Spanish American War
The end of this war brought the U.S. new territories, and solidified their power on the world stage.