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The Battle of Little Bighorn
The Lakota Plains Indians defeated General George A. Custer and his 276 men. -
Rutherford B. Hayes Becomes President
The 19th president of the United States was inaugurated. -
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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
The first major railroad strike in the U.S. which was the start of more labor conflicts to come. -
Edison and Electricity
Thomas Edison began researching electricity for power and lighting. This led to the invention of the lightbulb and other important electric items. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This act stopped Chinese people from immigrating and becoming citizens. It was the first law to ban immigration because of nationality in the U.S. -
Dawes General Allotment Act
This split reservation lands into individual families instead of as a whole tribe. -
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Panic of 1893
Also known as the Long Depression was an economic depression that affected the U.S. and some of Europe. -
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Spanish–American War
A conflict between the United States and Spain beginning with the battleship Maine's explosion in Havana, Cuba and ending with the Treaty of Paris of 1898.