1876 1900

1876-1900

By emilypate

  • Invention of the telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone

  • Rutherford Hayes

    Rutherford Hayes is sworn into Presidency

  • Invention of the light bulb

    The light bulb was invented by Edison

  • James Garfield

    James Garfield is sworn into Presidency

  • Chester Arthur

    Chester Arthur is sworn into Presidency after James Garfield was assassinated

  • Red Cross

    The Red Cross was founded on this day

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    This act was the first significant law that restricted immigrants who were coming into the United States

  • Grover Cleveland

    Grover Cleveland is sworn into Presidency

  • Washington Monument

    This monument acted as a tribute to George Washington's military leadership during the American Revolution

  • American Federation of Labor

    Founded in Ohio and was a national federation of labor unions that were in the United States

  • Statue of Liberty

    France gifted the United States with a copper statue

  • Benjamin Harrison

    Benjamin Harrison is sworn into Presidency

  • Grover Cleveland

    Grover Cleveland is sworn into Presidency

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Supreme Court case that dealt with racial segregation

  • William McKinley

    William McKinley is sworn into Presidency

  • First Subway

    Boston had the first subway and it was about a mile and a half long. However, it was not used for people until later on.

  • Spanish American War begins

    This war was triggered by the explosion of the USS Maine