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The Invention of the Telephone.
Both Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray submitted independent patent applications concerning telephones to the patent office in Washington on February 14, 1876. -
The Battle of Little Big Horn
Known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass and also commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand. -
Colorado Becomes a State
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Invention of the Microphone
After Alexander Graham Bell invented the microphone in 1776, Emile Berliner made his own interpretation of the microphone that made the telephone practical and radio possible. -
Rutherford B. Hayes Becomes President
Rutherford B. Hayes oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform, and attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the Civil War. -
The Great Railroad Strike
Sometimes referred to as the Great Upheaval, began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cut wages for the third time in a year. -
The Invention of the Light Bulb
Thomas Edison used this carbon-filament bulb in the first public demonstration of his most famous invention—the light bulb. -
James A. Garfield Becomes President
Garfield was shot by an assassin four months into his presidency and died two months later. He is the only sitting member of the United States House of Representatives to be elected to the presidency. -
The Assassination of James A. Garfield
He died in Elberon, New Jersey, 79 days later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. His assassin was Charles J. Guiteau, whose motive was revenge against Garfield for an imagined political debt. -
Chester A. Arthur became a President
American attorney and politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. -
Mark Twain Publishes the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry "Huck" Finn is a fictional character created by Mark Twain who first appeared in the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and is the protagonist and narrator of its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884). -
Grover Cleveland is Elected President
American politician and lawyer who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. -
The Home Insurance Building is Built
Built in 1885 and located on the corner of Adams and LaSalle Streets in Chicago, Illinois, went down in history as the world's first modern skyscraper. -
The Unveiling of the Statue of Liberty
Organized by the Franco-American Union and the City of New York, the dedication ceremonies celebrated the Statue's creators and contributors, the people of France and the United States. -
The Invention of Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the defender's hoop while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. -
New Zealand Becomes the First Country to Enact Women's Suffrage
The governor, Lord Glasgow, signed a new Electoral Act into law. As a result of this landmark legislation, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections. -
Invention of the Swiss Army Knife
A multibladed pocketknife that evolved from knives issued to Swiss soldiers beginning in 1886. -
Hawaii Becomes a U.S. Territory
The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 30, 1900 until August 21, 1959, when most of its territory, excluding Palmyra Island, was admitted to the Union as the 50th U.S. state, the State of Hawaii. -
The Wizard of Oz Published
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. Denslow, originally published by the George M. Hill Company in May 1900.