1876-1900

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    The Gilded Age

  • Invention of the Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone and makes the first call.
  • The Centennial Exposition Begins

    Held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of signing the Declaration of Independence.
  • Battle of Little Big Horn

    A battle between the Sioux and the U.S Army lead by Colonel George Cluster.
  • The Centennial Exposition Ends

  • Rutherford B. Hayes (19th President)

    Hayes sworn in as the 19th president of the U.S.
  • The Great Railroad Strike

    Worker went on strike due to their wages been cut for the third time that year.
  • Invention of the Light Bulb

    Thomas Edison files a patent for his improvement on electric lights after inventing the incandescent lamp
  • James Garfield (20th President)

    Garfield was sworn in as the 20th President of the U.S
  • Red Cross Founded

  • Assassination of President James A. Garfield

  • Chester A. Arthur (21st President)

    Arthur sworn in as the 21st President of the U.S
  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    President Chester A. Arthur signs the law that prohibits all immigration of Chinese laborers.
  • Brooklyn Bridge

    The Brooklyn Bridge is opened
  • Grover Cleveland (22nd President)

    Cleveland was sworn is as the 22nd President of the U.S
  • Haymarket Riot

    A labor protest that turned into a riot after a bomb at the police. Eight people died.
  • Statue of Liberty Dedicated

  • Benjamin Harrison (23rd President)

    Harrison is sworn in as the 23rd President of the U.S
  • Johnstown Flood

    The South Fork dam failed to hold up and broke after heavy rain fall and flooded Johnstown, Pennsylvania killing more than 2200 people.
  • North and South Dakota

    North and South Dakota are granted statehood
  • Montana

    Montana obtains statehood
  • Washington State

    Washington obtains statehood
  • Idaho

    Idaho is granted statehood
  • Wyoming

    Wyoming is granted statehood
  • Coca Cola is Invented

  • The Homestead Riot

    Between the Carnegie Steel Company and its workers.
  • Grover Cleveland (24th President)

    Grover Cleveland is sworn in as the 24th President of the U.S
  • Motion Picture Projector

    Invented in 1893, but was demonstrated on this day.
  • Utah

    Utah is granted statehood
  • William McKinley (25th President)

    McKinley is sworn in as the 25th President of the U.S.
  • The Spanish-American War Begins

    The U.S. declares war on Spain for the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor
  • The Spanish-American War Ends

    Signing of the Treaty of Paris.
  • Philippine-American War Begins

  • Treaty of Berlin

    The treaty was signed to guarantee the preservation of right of the U.S, Germany and Great Britain
  • Galveston Hurricane

    The deadliest natural disaster in U.S history leaving 6000 - 12000 people dead.