-
The Battle of Little Bighorn
The U.S federal troops are defeated by the tribe of Sioux Indians near the Little Bighorn River in Montana. -
The First Telephone Line
The first home telephone line is built from Boston to Somerville. The following year, President Hayes has the first telephone installed in the White House. -
Female Attorneys
President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill that allowed female attorneys to argue in Supreme Court cases -
Death of President James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield is elected as the 20th president of the United States in 1880, only to be shot and deceased one year later. -
The Statue of Liberty is dedicated
President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty as a gift from the people of France on what is now known as Liberty Island in New York Harbor -
National American Woman Sufferage
National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) is founded, with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as president. -
Second Inauguration of Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland is inaugurated a second time, as the 24th president. He is the only president who served two nonconsecutive terms. -
"Separate but Equal"
Landmark Supreme Court decision holds that racial segregation is constitutional. Thus influencing the Jim Crow laws of segregation. -
The Spanish-American War
The war originated in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain, and the intervention of the U.S. to aid Cuba's independence. The sinking of the USS Maine ignited the declaration of war. -
Annexation of Hawaii
Sanford B. Dole declared Hawaii as independent because of nationalistic ideas that rose from the Spanish-American War. To prevent further conflict, the US annexed Hawaii. -
American Samoa
American Samoa was acquired under the Treaty of Berlin between Germany, Great Britain, and the United States. The islands are now an unorganized and unincorporated territory of the United States.
