1876-1900

By Jocelyn.howell

  • Civil Rights Act

    The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was passed.

  • Battle of Bighorn

    The Battle of Bighorn took place

  • Telephone is invented

    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

  • Nez Perce War

    The Nez Perce War took place

  • The light bulb is invented

    Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    The Chine Exclusion Act is passed.

  • Grover Cleveland becomes president

    Grover Cleveland was inaugurated as president.

  • Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act is passed.

  • Women's Suffrage Association

    The National American Women Suffrage Association was founded.

  • Sherman Antitrust Act

    The Sherman Anti-trust Act was passed.

  • General Electric

    General Electric was founded.

  • Homestead Strike

    The Homestead Strike took place.

  • Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act

    The *Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, including an income tax, was passed.

  • Plessy Vs. Ferguson

    A decision in Plessy v. Ferguson affirmed the legality of "separate but equal" facilities.