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Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. -
Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes
The inauguration of Rutherford as the 19th president took place publicly at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. -
Invention of the Light Bulb
Thomas Edison was the inventor of the light bulb. He also filed a patent for an electric lamp with a carbon filament. -
James A. Garfield's Election
He was the 20th President of the U.S. and defeated Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock with a low-key front porch campaign. -
James A. Garfield's Assassination
Garfield was shot by an assassin 4 months into his presidency and died 2 months later. -
The Dawes Act
The Dawes Act allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands into allotments for Native American heads of families and individuals.