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Edison invented electric light
First electric light bulb and many other great inventions made by Edison. -
1st transatlantic cable connects North America to Europe
First time translantic cable connected Europe and North America alllowing telegraphic messages. -
assassination of President Lincoln
Lincoln was shot by actor John Wikes Booth in Washington D.C. -
Alaska was purchased by the U.S from Russia
This date marked the end of Russia to expand trade and settlements to North America. -
impeachment of Andrew Johnson
The united house of representatives impeached a sitting president and had to go to trial -
14th amendment ratified
The amendment grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. -
Completion of the transcontinental railroad
This was the first complete railroad that has been a dream for peopleliving in the American West. -
fifteenth Amendment ratified
The 15th amendment to the constitution granted African American the rights to vote. -
Bell patents the telephone
Alexander Graham 29 year old recieves a patent for his revolutionary new invention the telephone. -
Battle of little big horn
U.S army, the Sioux, and Cheyenne one of the indians last armed efforts to preserve their way of life. -
Assaassination of President Garfield
Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau and died after four months of being the 20th president. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This was a federal law signed by President Cheste of free immigration. -
standard oil organized by rockefeller
it was the largest oil refiner in the world. -
Pendleton Act enacted
this was established a based system of selecting government officials and supervising their work. -
Brooklyn Bridge opened
Brooklyn Bridge is in New York city East River linking the two boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. -
Jane Addams opens Hull house
Hull House was a settlement house iin the U.S that was co founded opened its doors to recently arrived European immigrants. -
Sherman Anti trust act passed
Sherman Antitrust Act first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trust -
Elllis Island opened
This was an Island in the Upper New York Bay this was gateway fro millions of immigrantsto the U.S. -
Hawaiian islands claimed by the us
The United States claimed a number of islands as insular areas under the guano Islands Act. -
Duryea brothers build first american auntomobile
This was the first American firm built gasoline auntomobile. -
Plessy V Ferguson
This was a landmark U.S supreme court decision to upholding the state of laws. -
Spanish American war
The Us declairing war on the on Spain -
asassination of President McKinley
President Lincoln was shot by Leon Czolgosz while shaking hands with the public. -
1st radio signals sent by Marconi
First in sending radio transmission across the Alantic Ocean and works. -
1st powered flight by the wright brothers
First powered airplane 20 feet above a wind swept beach in North Carolina. -
Treaty signed by the us and panam allowing us to build canal
allowed to build canal -
statue of liberty given to the U.S
Statue was given to the U.S from France.
