1876-1900

Civil Rights Act of 1875

Mar 1, 1875

Guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public transportation and accommodation; It was later declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Invention of the Telephone

Mar 10, 1876

Alexander Graham Bell invents and patents the first telephone.

Colorado entered into the Union

Aug 1, 1876

Colorado becomes the 38th State in the United States.

Rutherford B Hayes becomes President

Mar 4, 1877

Rutherford B. Hayes becomes the 19th President of the United States.

Invention of the Lightbulb

Aug 17, 1877

Thomas Edison patents the first lightbulb

James A. Garfield elected President

Mar 4, 1881

James Garfield becomes the 20th President of the United States.

James A. Garfield assasinated

Sep 19, 1881

President was shot and killed at a railroad station in Washington D.C.

Chester A. Arthur becomes President

Sep 19, 1881

Following the death of James Garfield, Chester Arthur is sworn in as the 21st President of the United States.

Utah becomes a State

Jan 4, 1896

Utah becomes the 45th State entered into the Union.

William McKinley becomes President

Mar 4, 1897

William McKinley is elected the 25th President of the United States.

Treaty of Paris

Dec 10, 1898

This treaty ended the Spanish-American War and helped America become a world power