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Battle of Little Bighorn
Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Calvary Regiment were defeated unexpectedly by the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians. -
The Great Railroad Strike
Workers for the railroad from Baltimore to St. Louis went on strike. -
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President Rutherford B. Hayes
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Edison's Invention of Electrical Light
In 1879 Edison first showcased his invention of electrical light. -
President James Garfield
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President Chester Arthur
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Immigration Act
The Immigration Act dented poor, mentally ill, and other immigrants from entering the United States. -
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Buffalo Bill began touring his wild west show in 1883. -
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President Grover Cleveland
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American Federation of Labor
The American Federation of Labor was a labor union founded in 1886. -
Dawes General Allotment Act
This act broke up the Indian land reservations into family land tracts 160 acres each. -
Interstate Commerce Act
This law was made in an attempt to make pricing and trade more fair and accessible across states. -
Beginning of Philippine-American War
The American-Philippine War began after Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States in the wake of the Spanish-American War. -
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President Benjamin Harrison
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
This act attempted to end monopolies and trusts so as to improve the American economy. -
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President Grover Cleveland
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President William McKinley
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Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American war was short lived only lasting from April to August of 1898. -
Hawaii Annexed by The United States
Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 1898. -
American Anti-Imperialist League
The Anti-Imperialist League was founded in 1899 with an aim to influence the United States to discontinue 'imperialist' or 'conquering' tendencies.