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In New Haven, Connecticut, the first commercial telephone exchange opens.
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On this day Thomas Edison invented the first lightbulb, advancing technology and changing the world forever.
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Republican James A. Garfield is elected president over Winfield S. Hancock he received 214 Electoral College votes but barely won the popular vote with a majority of only 7,023.
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The U.S. Supreme Court found part of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional, allowing people to discriminate others based on race.
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The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York harbor.
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Dr. John Pemberton, a Georgia pharmacist, invents coca-cola.
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The first issue of the Wall Street Journal is published.
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When the new york stock exchange collapsed, it caused the panic of 1993, leading to a four-year depression.
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Frederick Douglass was an ex-slave who rose in national politics as a civil rights advocate during Civil War times died.
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Republican William McKinley is elected as the presidential election with a majority of Electoral College votes of 271.
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The first underground public transportation in America opens in Boston, Massachusetts.
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On a pril 22 America begin a blockade on cubs. A couple of days later, the U.S. declares war on Spain. On May 1 the United States Navy destroys the Spanish fleet in the Philippines. On June 20, the U.S. takes Guam.
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The Open Door Policy with China is declared by John Hay, the secretary of state, and the United States government to open international markets and retain the integrity of China.