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The Battle of Litlle Big Horn begins
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Indian leader of the Oglala tribe surrenders to the US Army
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The Edison Electric company begins operation
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Albert Einstein was born
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James A. Garfield is elected the presidency
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Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company
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Theodore Roosevelt is born
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The American Red Cross names Clara Barton president
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The 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfiled is shot by Charles J. Guiteau
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The first copy of the Wall Street Journal is published
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The fist telephone exchange is opened in New Haven
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President Rutherfod B. Hayes signs a bill allowing femael attorneys to argue in Supreme Court cases.