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The Battle of Little Big Horn
Lt. Colonel George Custer and his 7th U.S. Cavalry engage the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians. All members of the 7th Cavalry were killed in the battle. -
U.S. president
Rutherford B. Hayes became the 19th president of the United States -
Sioux surrendered
Indian leader of the Oglala Sioux, Crazy Horse, surrenders to the United States Army. -
The first telephone
The first commercial telephone exchange is opened -
The Edison Electric Company
The Edison Electric Company established. -
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein born in Germany -
Panama Canal
Panama Canal started building which was led by French. -
Oriental Telephone Company
Oriental Telephone Company was established by Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell. -
U.S. president
James A. Garfield won the presidential election. -
U.S. president
Chester A. Arthur became the president, two months after Garfield killed by an assassin. -
Practice of polygamy
The practice of polygamy is outlawed by legislation in the United States Congress. -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
The U.S. Supreme Court finds part of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional. -
Eight-hour workday
The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the U.S.A. call for an eight-hour workday. -
Washington Monument
Washington Monument was completed. -
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York harbor -
The general strike in the United States
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AFL
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was formed by 25 craft unions. -
U.S. president
Grover Cleveland became the president. -
International Copyright Act of 1891
The 51st Congress of the United States passes the International Copyright Act of 1891. -
The General Electric Company
The General Electric Company merging the Edison General Electric Company with the Thomson-Houston Company. -
New York Stock Exchange/Panic of 1893
The New York Stock Exchange collapses and led the 4 years of depression. -
The first modern Olympic Games
The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. 13 countries attended including the U.S. -
U.S. president
William McKinley moved to the White House -
Battleship Maine
The United States battleship Maine explodes and sinks under unknown causes in Havana Harbor, Cuba. 216 seamen died which became a fuse of the Spanish-American War. -
Hawaii
The United States annexes the independent republic of Hawaii. -
End of the Spanish-American War.
The Peace Treaty ending the Spanish-American War is signed in Paris. The Spanish government ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States.
