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Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the earliest and largest suspension bridges of its time, was a symbol of American ingenuity and immigration. Its construction spanned 14 years and costed the lives of countless immigrants. -
Alexander Graham Bell Demonstrates the Telephone
The invention of the telephone revolutionized both the communication industry, but other industries that relied on effective communication. On this day, Bell made the first successful telephone call. -
President Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes was inaugurated as president, and comes into office under a cloud of suspicion, being called "His Fraudulency." -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Signed by President Chester Arthur, the Chinese Exclusion Act prohibited the immigration of all Chinese laborers. -
Dawes Allotment Act
The Dawes Allotment Act allowed the US Government to break up Native American reservation and give land to individual Natives. This decreased the total land owned by the Natives. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
The Wounded Knee Massacre was the killing of over 150 Lakota Men, Women, and Children by the US Army. -
Ellis Island Opens
Ellis Island was opened in New York Harbor to help process the influx of immigrants to the United States. -
Invention of Aspirin
Acetylsalicylic acid helps cure minor pains, headaches, and fevers. It was invented by Felix Hoffman.
