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Grover Cleveland Presidency
Grover Cleveland become the 22nd President of the United States -
Civil Rights Act
It was enacted by the 43rd United States Congress and signed into law by Ulysses S. Grant. It aimed to to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights. -
Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone -
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Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia was the first official World's Fair in the United States to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. -
Battle of Little Big Horn
Marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War. -
Colorado becomes a state
Colorado is the 38th state in U.S. -
The Compromise of 1877
It resulted in the United States federal government pulling the last troops out of the South, and formally ended the Reconstruction Era. -
End of Reconstruction
The Federal Government pulls out of the South, and Democrats return to power, undoing much of the progress in the region. -
The Great Railroad Strike
Railroad laborers go on strike across the country. The workers' campaign for higher wages was ultimately a failure, but it sowed the seeds for the formation of the first labor unions. -
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Rutherford B. Hayes Presidency
Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th United States president, took office after winning the closely contested 1876 presidential election -
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Nez Percé Indian War
The Nez Perce War was an armed conflict that pitted several bands of the Nez Perce tribe of Native Americans and their alliesagainst the United States Army. -
Invention of the light bulb
Thomas Edison invented light bulb -
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James A. Garfield Presidency
James A. Garfield becomes the 20th President of the United States, until his death by assassination six and a half months later -
The Assassination of James A. Garfield
newly inaugurated President James A. Garfield was mortally wounded by a deranged gunman as he prepared to board a train in Washington, D.C. -
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Chester A. Arthur Presidency
Chester A. Arthur becomes the 21st President of the United States -
The Immigration Act
Congress passes the Immigration Act. This limits immigrants that cannot support themselves, the mentally ill, and criminals from entering the United States -
Haymarket Riots
when a labor protest rally near Chicago's Haymarket Square turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at police. -
The Interstate Commerce Act
Congress Passes the Interstate Commerce Act. This aids in stopping discriminatory pricing in businesses. -
The Dawes General Allotment Act
Congress passes the Dawes General Allotment Act, splitting Indian tribes into individual family units, rather than a single tribal group. -
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Benjamin Harrison Presidency
Benjamin Harrison becomes the 23rd President of the United States -
Massacre at Wounded Knee
A domestic massacre of several hundred Lakota Indians, almost half of whom were women and children, by soldiers of the United States Army. -
The Iron Strike
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers strikes at one of Andrew Carnegie's steel mills. The state militia is called in to break the strike, which in turn destroyed the union. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This Supreme Court Case ruled that discrimination was legal as long as separate facilities were equal. -
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William McKinley Presidency
William McKinley become the 25th President of the United States -
Hawaii
The United States acquires the territory of Hawaii -
War with Spain
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Open Doors
The Open Doors Policy is passed, calling for all Western Markets to have equal access to Chinese markets. -
Gold Standard Act
Congress passes the Gold Standard Act, ending the monetary debate by putting the United States on a gold standard.