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Government orders all Native Americans onto reservations in U.S. west
January 31, 1876, was the United States government's original date for all Native Americans to move to western reservations. This issue lead to the Great Sioux War of 1876. -
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The Battle of Little Big Horn
This battle occurred when Lt. Colonel George Custer, along with his calvary, warred against the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians on the hills above the Little Big Horn River. The Colonel and all of his men, all 264 died in the battle. -
Samuel J. Tilden outpolls Rutherford B. Hayes
Democrat Tilden beat Republican Hayes in the popular vote but Hayes won the Electoral vote by one point. -
The Election of 1877
The Comprise of 1877 determined that Rutherford B. Hayes was president of the United States with William A. Wheeler becoming his vice president. The two were inaugurated the next day in the White House. -
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The Nez Perce War
The reason for this war was because the Nez Peace tribe refused to stay put in a reservation system. The first battle of the war happened in Idaho Territory when the Nez Perce Indians fight against two U.S. armies on June 17, 1877. -
The Molly Maguires terrorist group is broken up
This Irish terrorist group and society, called The Molly Maguires, are finally dispersed near Scranton, Pennsylvania. Eleven terrorist leaders were punished with hangings for killing police officers and mine workers from the Scranton minefields. -
The first commercial telephone exchange begins to operate
The very first telephone exchange began its operations in New Haven, Connecticut in 1878. -
The Edison Electric Company
In the same year as the commercial telephone exchange, The Edison Electric Company also began to operate in Boston, Massachusetts by Thomas Edison. -
Henry George published his "Progress and Poverty"
George encourages single taxes on land in his book in 1879. -
A bill was signed to allow women to become attorneys in Congress
President Hayes signed a bill that allowed women to argue in court and Congress as attorneys. -
Madison Square Garden opens and named
Madison Square Garden in New York City was named by William Henry Vanderbilt and opens to the public in 1879. It used to be named The Gilmore's Garden. -
The Panama Canal begins construction
Under French auspices, the Panama Canal began its construction in 1880. This would fail in 1893 on the sea level canal. -
The Yorktown Column commissioned by Congress
Being a part of the Colonial National Historical Park located in Virginia. -
The Election of 1880
Republican James A. Garfield won the election as president over his Democrat candidate Winfield S. Hancock. Garfield barely won the popular vote but crushed Hancock in the Electoral College votes. -
The Oriental Telephone Company is formed
The notorious Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison formed the Oriental Telephone Company in 1881. -
Clara Barton becomes president of The American Red Cross
Clara Barton, the Angel of the Battlefield and founder of the American Red Cross, became the president of the organization in 1881. Barton would hold this position until 1904. -
President Garfield shot by lawyer Charles J. Guiteau
President James Garfield, being the 20th president, was shot by lawyer Charles J. Guiteau in 1881 and died two months later of infection. His vice president, Chester Arthur, succeed him and became America's 21st president. -
The Tuskegee Institute allows for black students to train to be teachers
Under Booker T. Washington's instruction, black students were allowed to train to become teachers at the institute in 1881. -
The Standard Oil trust begins
John D. Rockefeller placed his oil holdings inside his Standard Oil company's trust that began in 1882. -
Polygamy is outlawed
The marriage of multiple spouses was outlawed by Congress because of legislation in 1882. -
The first Vaudeville theatre opens
In Boston, Massachusetts, the very first Vaudeville theatre and entertainment center opened to the public in 1883. -
The Brooklyn Bridge opens
The bridge was constructed and designed under Johann A. Roebling, a German-American. It took fourteen years to build and was finally able to open in May of 1883. -
Five standard time zones are established
In the U.S. and Canada, railroad companies agreed to establish five standard time zones to end the crazy confusion with the thousands of time zones they used for trains. -
The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions establish an eight-hour work day
In 1884, The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions proclaimed that workers would work eight-hour work days in the United States. -
Glover Cleavland wins the 1885 election
Democratic Glover Cleveland gained 277 Electoral College Votes beating James G. Blaine, his Republican candidate in the 1884 presidential election. -
The Washington Monument is completed
The very top, the capstone, of the Washington Monument is positioned on top of it. After thirty-seven years of construction, this completed the five hundred and fifty-five feet tall building in 1884. -
American Telephone and Telegraph is founded
The American Telephone and Telegraph was founded in New York City and incorporated with the American Bell Telephone Company. -
The Statue of Liberty comes to the U.S.
In 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in the New York Harbor for the first time, coming in many ships from France. -
The Haymarket Riot in Chigago
The Haymarket Riot started in Chicago, Illinois, three days after a strike called for an eight-hour workday. Some bombings also occurred at the time of the riot in the city in 1886. -
Dr. John Pemberton invents Coca-Cola
A pharmacist from Georgia, John Pemberton created the formula of the carbonated beverage, Coca-Cola, in his backyard in 1886. -
The Pearl Harbor naval base is leased
The United States Senate approves of the Pearl Habor naval bases's lease in 1887. -
The Interstate Commerce Act is passed
The Interstate Commerce Act was created and passed to control and regulate big railroad industry monoploies in 1887. -
The prototype for the phonograph is finished
Thomas A. Edison and the staff of his laboratory in New Jersey completed the first successful prototype of the phonograph in 1888. -
Benjamin Harrison wins the presidential election
Benjamin Harrison wins the Electoral College vote, 233 to 168, beating former president Glover Cleavland in 1888. -
Deadliest flood in American history occurs in Pennsylvania
The South Fork Dam broke from heavy rains causing 2,200 people to die in 1889. This is by far the deadliest flood in American history. -
The first Wall Street Journal is published
The infamous Wall Street Journal published its first issue in 1889. -
The Gold Standard Act is ratified
This act placed the United States currency in the gold standard. -
The 1900 Census
With 76,212,168 people living in all fifty states of America, the first census of the 20th century was issued in 1900.