Gilded age

1876-1900

  • Invention of the Telephone

    Invention of the Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
  • Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes

    Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes

    The inauguration of Rutherford as the 19th president took place publicly at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.
  • Invention of the Light Bulb

    Invention of the Light Bulb

    Thomas Edison was the inventor of the light bulb. He also filed a patent for an electric lamp with a carbon filament.
  • James A. Garfield's Election

    James A. Garfield's Election

    He was the 20th President of the U.S. and defeated Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock with a low-key front porch campaign.
  • James A. Garfield's Assassination

    James A. Garfield's Assassination

    Garfield was shot by an assassin 4 months into his presidency and died 2 months later.
  • The Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands into allotments for Native American heads of families and individuals.

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