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Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the 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 at Little Bighorn
George Custer leads a US cavalry attack on the Sioux at the Little Bighorn River. -
Colorado Becomes a State
Colorado is the 38th state in the 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. -
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Nez Percé Indian War
Nez Percé Indian War was part of the American Indian Wars. -
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes inagurated the 19th president of the United States. -
Invention of the Light Bulb
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. -
James A. Garfield is inaugurated as 20th president of the United States
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James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield was assassinated. -
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Chester A. Arthur
Chester A. Arthur became president after the assassination of James A. Garfield. -
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Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland became president. -
Interstate Commerce Commission
Its original purpose was to regulate railroads to ensure fair rates, eliminate rate discrimination, and regulate other aspects of common carriers, including interstate bus lines and telephone companies. -
The Dawes Act of 1887
It authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans. -
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Benjamin Harrison became a President
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South Dakota became a state
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North Dakota became a state
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Montana became a state
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Washington became a state
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Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
Sherman Antitrust Act tried to prevent the artificial raising of prices by restriction of trade or supply, but many people critiqued it for harming society. -
Idaho became a state
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Wyoming became a state
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Sherman Silver Purchase Act
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was passed at the request of farmers and miners. They requested the government to pass it for their interests. -
The Tariff Act of 1890
It was enacted to protect domestic industries from foreign competition by raising the average duty on imports by almost fifty percent. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
The U.S. Cavalry troops went into the camp to disarm the Lakota and when the massacre was over, between 250 and 300 men, women, and children of the Lakota had been killed and 51 were wounded. -
Baltimore crisis
The Baltimore crisis was a diplomatic incident that took place between Chile and the United States. It was triggered by the stabbing of two United States Navy sailors from USS Baltimore in front of the "True Blue Saloon" in Valparaíso. -
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Homestead Strike
Homestead Strike, also known as Homestead massacre, was an industrial lockout and strike whose goal was "no wage decrease." -
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Panic of 1893
The Panic of 1893 was a serious economic depression in the United States. It influenced every sector of the economy greatly. Stock prices declined, five hundred banks closed, numerous farms ceased operation. The unemployment rate increase by a great number. -
Utah became a state
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William McKinley became a President
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Spanish–American War
The explosion of the USS Maine results in the intervention of the United States in the Cuban War of Independence. It was part of the Philippine Revolution and the Cuban War of Independence. It led to the Treaty of Paris. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1898 was signed by Spain and the United States. It ended the Spanish–American War. It helped the United States become a world power.