1876-1900 By azazush 1876 Alexander Bell Patents the Telephone Period: 1876 to 1877 Sioux War Jun 25, 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn General Custer and his men are killed by the Lakota Sioux and several other tribes 1879 Edison Creates the Lightbulb Nov 18, 1883 American Time Zones Introduced 1891 Henry Ford begins work for Thomas Edison Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 Spanish-American War Jul 2, 1898 Battle of San Juan Hill