Timeline 1876 1900 1

1876-1900

By elliottmahadi
  • Telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell

    Telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell

    Alexander Graham Bell was able to invent the telephone which would change communication forever.
  • Battle of Little Big Horn

    Battle of Little Big Horn

    The Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Lakota tribes fought against the U.S Calvary to defend their land and way of life.
  • Election of 1876

    Election of 1876

    An election between Republican Rutherford B Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden which was eventually won by Rutherford Hayes.
  • Railway Strike

    Railway Strike

    There was a great reaction amongst workers to pay cuts by the railroad countries. The workers were outraged.
  • James Garfield was elected

    James Garfield was elected

    Republican James Garfield beats Democrat Winfield Hancock and is elected President of The United States.
  • Assassination of James Garfield

    Assassination of James Garfield

    President James Garfield is shot by Charles Guiteau.
  • Standardized time zones are created

    Standardized time zones are created

    William Allen, through railroads, created standardized time zones eastern, central, mountain, and pacific.
  • Election of 1884

    Election of 1884

    Democrat Glover Cleveland beats James Buchanan with a paternity scandal and becomes President.