1876-1900

  • Invention of the Telephone

    Invention of the Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell presents the telephone
  • Rutherford B. Hayes

    Rutherford B. Hayes
    Rutherford B. Hayes in inaugurated
  • Invention of the Light Bulb

    Invention of the Light Bulb
    Edison patents the light bulb
  • Red Cross

    Red Cross
    Red Cross is founded
  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    The Chinese Exclusion Act prohibited immigration of all Chinese laborers
  • Washington Monument

    Washington Monument
    The Washington Monument is completed
  • American Federation of Labor

    American Federation of Labor is founded
  • Statue of Liberty

    Statue of Liberty
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated
  • Plessy V. Ferguson

    "Separate but equal" Case that questioned the racial segregation laws
  • First Subway

    First Subway
    First Subway system is opened in Boston
  • Spanish American War

    Spanish American War
    The Spanish American War happens
  • USS Maine

    USS Maine
    USS Maine is blown up in Havana Harbor