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Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone -
Colorado becomes a state
Colorado becomes the 38th state in the US -
Invention of the Light Bulb
Edison and his team of researchers in Edison's laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J., tested more than 3,000 designs for bulbs between 1878 and 1880. In November 1879, Edison filed a patent for an electric lamp with a carbon filament. -
James A Garfield
On July 2, 1881, President Garfield was shot and died on September 19, 1881 -
The Dawes Act of 1887
It was enacted by the 49th United States Congress. It authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans. -
Washington becomes a state
Washington has its admissions to Union -
Sherman Silver Purchase Act
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was passed in the request of farmers and miners. They requested the government to pass the it for their interests. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1898 was signed by Spain and the United States. It ended the Spanish–American War. It was effective since April 11, 1899. It helped the United States became a world power.
