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Grant Elected President
Ulysses S. Grant, republican, beats Horatio Seymor, a democrat, and receives 214 of 294 electoral college votes to take the victory of United States President. -
Crédit Mobilier Scandal
The New York Sun brings to attention that vice president, Schuyler Colfax, and several members of Congress "received what amounted to free stocks in return for protecting the Credit Mobilier". The Credit Mobilier was a railroad construction company and they were being investigated for "financial irregularities". Future President, James Garfield, was among these congressmen. -
Panic of 1873
An investment bank located in Philadelphia named Jay Cooke and Company, collapsed. This created a nationwide finacial panic which creates a economic depression until 1879 -
Alexander Graham Bell Invents Telephone
Alexander Graham "successfully transmitted a human voice over a wire" on this day and in this year. -
Railroad Strike of 1877
Two workers from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, quit their job at Camden Junction in Maryland, which ignited a strike. This strike then shut "down thousands of miles of track throughout the northeastern United States". -
James Garfield Elected President
James Garfield, a republican, wins against Winfield Hancock, a democrat, with 214 Electoral College votes against the 155 that Hancock received. -
Garfield Assassination
Garfield is shot by Charles Guiteau, "a deranged federal office-seeker". He then died on September 19th. The next day, Chester A. Arthur was deemed president. -
Pendleton Act
The Pendleton Act introduced "an examination system for selecting federal civil servants" to help reduce the corruption of government jobs. -
Cleveland Elected President
Grover Cleveland, a democrat, won over James Blaine, a Republican with 219 electoral college votes against 182 votes that Blaine had. -
Haymarket Riot
The Haymarket Riot started as a rally in Chicago's Haymarket Square to support McCormick Harvester Work workers. It ended when a bomb was thrown in which killed 6 policemen and wounded 60 others. -
Harrison Loses Popular Vote, Wins Presidency
Benjamin Harrison , a Republican, won over Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, even after receiving 100,000 fewer votes nationwide. Harrison ends up getting 233 electoral college votes while Cleveland only got 168 -
Homestead Steel Strike
Henry Frick, chairman at Carnegie and Homestead Steel, shuts down the factory and doesn't let his employees in after "negotiations with representatives from the Amalgamated association of steel and iron workers break down" -
Populist Party Convention
1,300 delegates met in Omaha, Nebraska to decide their new presidential nominee and what their platform will be. James Weaver is decieded to be the presidental canidate while James G. Field is named the vice president candidtae. -
Battle at Homestead Steel
Armed Pinkerton Detectives try to land two barges at Homestead steel to help guard Carnegie's steel plant. But steel workers that are striking, prevent the barges from landing and after they fight for 14 hours, 7 workers and 3 detectives were killed -
Henry Frick Survives Attack
Alexander Berkman, "a labor activist and anarchist", tries to kill Henry Frick, the manager at Andrew Carnegie's Homestead steel plant, by stabbing him several times at the neck and torso. Frick ends up living even after not seeing medical attention until the end of the workday -
Pullman Strike
Workers at Pullman Company, which is located just outside of Chicago, decided to strike George Pullman, the owner, refused "to reduce rents in the company housing to match announced wage cuts". -
Debs Expands Rail Strike
Eugene Debs of American Railway Union, instruct the workers "not to handle Pullman cars in support of the striking workers at Pullman's Factory". -
Federal Troops Crush Pullman Strike
Grover Cleveland sends 14,000 state and federal troops to several rioting cities to "enforce a court order prohibiting American Railway Union leadership from encouraging striking workers". -
William McKinley Elected President
William McKinley, a republican, wins over William Jennings Bryan, a democrat.