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Alexander Graham Bell invents telephone.
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An armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. The battle, which resulted in the defeat of U.S. forces, was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
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Settled disputed 1876 Presidential Election. Resulted in the removal of troops from the south.
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Edison invents the lightbulb.
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James Garfield becomes President of the United States
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President was shot and later died on September 19.
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Allowed the president to survey tribal lands and divide it into allotments for the Indians.
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An antitrust law that regulates competition among enterprises, which was passed by Congress under the presidency of Benjamin Harrison.
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This act not only required the U.S. government to purchase nearly twice as much silver as before, but also added substantially to the amount of money already in circulation.
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Increased average duties across all imports from 38% to 49.5%.
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A domestic massacre of several hundred Lakota Indians, almost half of whom were women and children, by soldiers of the United States Army.
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Occurred a result of the growing American influence in Pacific Coast region of Latin America in the 1890s. It marked a dramatic shift in United States–Chile relations.
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Contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish-American war.
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A treaty signed by Spain and the United States on December 10, 1898, that ended the Spanish–American War. Under it, Spain relinquished all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba and also ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States.