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Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone -
Battle of the Little Bighorn
Most decisive Native American victory over the U.S. Army in the Indian War -
Colorado becomes a state
Colorado becomes the 38th state admitted to the union in 1876 -
1876 presedential election
Rutherford B Hayes became wins the election against Samuel Tilden. Known for being the most controversial election in history. -
The Phonograph is invented
Thomas Edison invents the Phonograph which allowed people to listen to music. -
Compromise of 1877
Settled the disputed 1876 presidential election. The result of this orally ended the reconstruction era. -
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19th President of the United States
Rutherford B. Hayes becomes the 19th president of the United States -
THE GREAT STRIKE OF 1877
Rebellion after Baltimore & Ohio Raillroad cut wages for the third time that year. Workers would not allow trains to move until it was revoked. -
Invention of the light bulb
Thomas Edison invents the light bulb and improved electric lights -
The Election of 1880
The presidential election between James Garfield and Winfield Hancock. -
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20th President of the United States
James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States -
American Red Cross is founded
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James Garfield Assassination
20th president, James Garfield was assassinated just after 6 months of presidency. -
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21st President of the United States
Chester A. Arthur becomes 21st president -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was an immigration law passed in 1882 that prevented Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States. -
Election of 1884
The presidential election between Grover Cleveland and James G. Blaine -
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22nd President of the United States
Grover Cleveland became the 22nd president of the U.S. -
Coca-Cola is invented
Dr. John S Pemberton invented Coca‑Cola on 8th May 1886 in Atlanta, Georgia -
The Dawes Act
An Act to Provide for the Allotment of Lands in Severalty to Indians on the Various Reservations, known as the Dawes Act, emphasized severalty, the treatment of Native Americans as individuals rather than as members of tribes. -
Election of 1888
The presidential election between Benjamin Harrison, and Grover Cleveland -
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23rd President of the United States
Benjamin Harrison served as the 23rd president of the United States -
Tariff Act of 1890
was passed and increased average duties across all imports from 38% to 49.5%. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act is landmark 1890 U.S. legislation that outlawed trusts — monopolies and cartels — to increase economic competitiveness. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
a domestic massacre of several hundred Lakota Indians, almost half of whom were women and children, by soldiers of the United States Army. -
Homestead Strike
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Election of 1892
presidential election, former President Grover Cleveland defeated President Benjamin Harrison. -
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24th President of the United States
Grover Cleveland -
Atlanta Compromise speech
Booker T. Washington Delivers the 1895 Atlanta Compromise Speech. Washington asserted that vocational education, which gave blacks an opportunity for economic security, was more valuable to them than social advantages, higher education, or political office. -
Plessy v Ferguson
upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality – a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal". -
explosion of the uss maine
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Spanish-American War
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Treaty of Paris 1898
a treaty signed by Spain and the United States on December 10, 1898, that ended the Spanish–American War. -
open door policy
called for the protection of equal privileges for all countries trading with China and for the support of Chinese territorial and administrative integrity.
