1876-1900

By madisonbristow

  • The Battle of Litlle Big Horn begins

  • Indian leader of the Oglala tribe surrenders to the US Army

  • The Edison Electric company begins operation

  • Albert Einstein was born

  • James A. Garfield is elected the presidency

  • Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company

  • Theodore Roosevelt is born

  • The American Red Cross names Clara Barton president

  • The 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfiled is shot by Charles J. Guiteau

  • The first copy of the Wall Street Journal is published

  • The fist telephone exchange is opened in New Haven

  • President Rutherfod B. Hayes signs a bill allowing femael attorneys to argue in Supreme Court cases.