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Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began. This was actually a series of strikes led by frustrated workers. They saw their pay cut while railroads continued to have high profits.
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First Farmer's Alliance was organized in Lampasas, TX.
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Republican James Garfield elected President of the US.
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Sitting Bull and his followers surrendered to the US Army and agreed to move to reservations.
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Garfield died from an assassin's bullet and was replaced by Chester Arthur
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Democrat Grover Cleveland was elected President of the United States.
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After workers were killed by the police breaking up a riot at the McCormick factory, a protest was planned a Haymarket Square. Radicals threw a bomb at police and the protest turned violent.
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Congress passed the Dawes General Allotment Act. Instead of moving tribes to communal areas, this act gave native families 160 acres each.
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Northern Pauite prophet Wovoka received a prophesy that led to the Ghost Dance movement.
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Republican Benjamin Harrison was elected president of the US.
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Approximately 350 Lakota Indians, including men, women, and children, who were seeking refuge were assassinated by American troops after 1 warrior attempted to attack them.
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Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers struck at Carnegie factory in Homestead, PA.
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Democrat Grover Cleveland became the first president to be elected to non-concurrent terms.
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Republican William McKinley elected president of the US.
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Republican William McKinley won re-election.