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1876 Hayes Vs Tilden
Rutherford B. Hayes Wins -
Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for the first telephone. -
Battle of the Little Bighorn
Custer’s army is destroyed by Lakota, Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. -
1877 Invention of the Phonograph
Thomas Edison invents and patents the phonograph. -
Spread of the Railroad
Railroads began to conquer the remaining percent of the United States. -
Molly Maguire Trials
Violence related to Irish ethnicity and unionism is quelled by authorities; murder convicts are hanged. -
Surrender of Nez Perce
Chief Joseph surrendered to the US military. -
1878 Invention of the Edison Light Bulb
Thomas Alva Edison files for a patent for his new incandescent bulb. -
1881 James A. Garfield Assassinated
The President was shot by an insane political radical named Charles Guiteau. The President died from incorrect medical treatment weeks later. -
Founding of the Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington became the first president of the Institute, a school for African Americans. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Limited immigration privileges of a certain ethnic group for the first time in US history. -
Pendleton Act
Prevented political figures from employing federal government positions on the basis of party affiliation. -
1886 Haymarket Riot
Riot of Chicago workers against unions and police, 7 police officers killed. -
Coca Cola is Invented
Invented by John Stith Pemberton as a patent medicine. Umm? -
Geronimo Surrenders
The Apaches gave up to the US Military after months of guerrilla warfare and terrorism on the settlers. -
1887 Dawes Act
Forcibly relocated Native Americans to reservations, and made provisions for appropriation of their land to white settlers. -
Invention of the Kodak Camera and the Motion Picture Projector
Kodak Camera company founded by George Eastman and Henry Strong; Thomas A. Edison invented and patented the Motion Picture Projector. -
1889 Johnstown Flood
Utter destruction of the city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania after the collapse of the South Fork Dam. -
Founding of the Populist Party
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1894 Pullman Strike
Railroad employees refused to work, shutting down most of US railway traffic west of Detroit, Michigan. -
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
Decision by Supreme Court that allowed segregation provided the separate facilities were equal in quality. “Separate but equal” -
1898 Klondike Gold Rush
Prospectors rushed to Alaska in search of precious metal -
1898 Spanish-American War
United States fought for dominance in both the Atlantic and Pacific, conquering Cuba and the Philippines from the Spanish. -
1899 Philippine Rebellion
Moro warriors fought the US military for control of the island country. -
1900 McKinley vs Bryan
McKinley wins the election.
