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Battle of the Little Bighorn
Custer is defeated by the Lakota Indians. -
Rutherford B. Hayes Becomes President
Rutherford Hayes is elected the 19th President of the United States. -
President Garfield is assassinated
The 20th president is assassinated and replaced by Chester Arthur. -
North and South Dakota become states
The territory of Dakota is divided and becomes two separate states. -
Idaho becomes a State
The territory of Idaho is admitted to the Union as the 43rd state. -
McKinley becomes President
William McKinley becomes the 25th president of the United States. -
Spanish-American War
America and Spain enter into war over tensions in Cuba. -
Hawaii is organized into a territory
The territory of Hawaii is formed. It is not yet a state.