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Ulysses Grant S. Grant Elected
Ulysses Grant S. Grant elected of the United States of America. Led the Union Armies to victory in the Civil War. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1875, also known as the Enforcement Act or the Force Act, was a federal law passed by the United States during the Reconstruction era in response to abuses of African Americans' civil rights. -
Rutherford B. Hayes Elected
In 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes was elected 19th president of the United States of America -
The Great Railroad Strike
Over 100,000 went on strike. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cut wages for the third time in a year on July 14, sparking the start of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, also known as the Great Upheaval. -
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War of the Pacific
The War of the Pacific, also referred to as the Saltpeter War and by a number of other names, lasted from 1879 to 1884 and involved Chile and an alliance of Bolivia and Peru. -
James A Garfield Elected
James A Garfield was elected 20th president of the United States -
President Garfield Shot
Shot and killed in Long Beach, New Jersey. The 20th president of the United States, James Abram Garfield, was in office from March 4, 1881, until his death six months later, two months after being shot by an assassin. -
Immigration Act
IN 1882, congress passed the Immigration Act. This act limited immigrants that cannot support themselves, and criminals from entering the United States -
The Haymaker Riot
The Haymaker Riot was the aftermath of a bombing that occured at a labor demonstration on May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, Illinois, United States. -
Edison Discovered Light
Edison had built his first incandescent and high resistant electric light. Edison had created his first incandescent, high resistance electric light. A thin platinum filament inside a glass vacuum bulb was powered by electricity, which prevented the filament from melting. Even so, the lamp only lasted a few hours.