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Beville invented the metal windmill
Henry H Beville invented the "Iron Duke" windmill. -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell granted his telephone patent. -
Battle of the Little Bighorn
This was a war between the Native Americans, and the Calvary of the US Army. The battle turned out to be victorious for the Native Americans. -
Rutherford B Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes is sworn in as the 19th President of the United States. -
End of the Reconstruction Era
The Reconstruction era was a period in American history following the American Civil War. -
The Great Railroad Strike
Workers for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad went on strike because the company had reduced wages twice over the previous year. The strikers refused to let the trains run until the most recent pay cut was returned to the employees. -
Phonograph invented
Thomas Edison was issued the first patent for the phonograph. -
Edison invented light bulb
Edison made the first public demonstration of his incandescent ligh bulb in Menlo Park. -
James A Garfield
James A Garfield is sworn in as the 20th President of the United States. -
Chester A Arthur
Chester A. Arthur is sworn in as the 21st President of the United States. -
The Pendleton Civil Service Act
The Civil Service Act established a merit-based system of selecting government officials and supervising their work. -
Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland is sworn in as the 22nd President of the United States. -
Haymarket Massacre
The Haymarket affair was a violent confrontation between police and labor protesters in Chicago that became a symbol of the international struggle for workers' rights. -
Interstate Commerce Act
The Interstate Commerce Act was created to limit the monopolistic practices o f the railroad industry. -
The Dawes Act
The Dawes Act of 1887 regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States. -
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison is sworn in as the 23rd President of the United States. -
Diesel invented the diesel engine
Rudolf Diesel invented an efficient, compression ignition, internal combustion engine that bears his name. -
Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
The Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee, was a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army. -
Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland is sworn in as the 24th President of the United States. -
William McKinley
William McKinley is sworn in as the 25th President of the United States. -
Spanish-American War
One of the shortest wars in American history. It was fought over Cuba, because the U.S. thought Spain was treating this island nation unfairly. -
Gold Standard Act
President William McKinley signed the Gold Standard Act, which established gold as the sole basis for redeeming paper currency.