1876 - 1900 By hectord2022 Mar 10, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Mar 4, 1877 Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes Oct 14, 1877 Invention of the Light Bulb Mar 4, 1881 Inauguration of James Garfield Jul 2, 1881 Assassination of President Garfield Sep 19, 1881 Inauguration of Chester Arthur Mar 4, 1885 Inauguration of Grover Cleveland Feb 8, 1887 Incorporation of the Dawes Act of 1887 Period: Nov 2, 1889 to Nov 11, 1889 Annexation of North and South Dakota, Montana, and Idaho Jul 2, 1890 Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 Period: Jul 3, 1890 to Jul 10, 1890 Annexation of Idaho and Wyoming Oct 1, 1890 Incorporation of the Tariff Act of 1890 Dec 29, 1890 The Wounded Knee Massacre Mar 4, 1897 Inauguration of William McKinley Dec 10, 1898 Treaty of Paris