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1876-1900

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  • Telephone invented

    Telephone invented

    On this day, Alexander Graham Bell got the patent for the first telephone.
  • The Battle of Little Big Horn

    The Battle of Little Big Horn

    This battle marked the most decisive native American Victory over the U.S. Army in the Plains Indians War.
  • The Affordable Light Bulb is Invented

    The Affordable Light Bulb is Invented

    Thomas Edison has invented an affordable and easily produced lightbulb, and files for a patent on this day.
  • The Assassination of President James A Garfield

    The Assassination of President James A Garfield

    Just four months into his presidency, James A. Garfield is shot by an assassin.
  • The Haymarket Riot Occurs

    The Haymarket Riot Occurs

    On the Haymarket Square in Chicago during a protest about working conditions, a bomb is thrown and 8 people are killed.
  • The Pullman Strike

    The Pullman Strike

    This was a railroad strike that disrupted railroad travel until July, 20 of that same year, and was the first strike that an injunction had to be used on to end
  • Klondike Gold Rush

    Klondike Gold Rush

    Another gold rush that significantly spurred westward expansion, this time in the barren and cold expanse of Alaska.
  • The Spanish American War Begins

    The Spanish American War Begins

    The Spanish American War only lasted for a few months and was between America and Spain.
  • The End of the Spanish American War

    The End of the Spanish American War

    The end of this war brought the U.S. new territories, and solidified their power on the world stage.