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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone. This new technology forever impacted civilization and in a sense made the world smaller.
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James Garfield is shot on July 2 and dies from his injuries the next September
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The United States is divided into several different timezones to eliminate confusion.
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Through the final stages of the industrial revolution, the first skyscraper was created.
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Attempt to assimilate Native American families by dividing land by family rather than tribe.
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The American pastime begins to take off with the commencing of the Army-Navy football game
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The Native American Chief Sitting Bull is killed in South Dakota.
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Henry Ford begins to make war for cars as he invents Ford Quadricycle.
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One of the key events that started the Spanish-American War was the attack of the USS Maine in Havana.
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A revolt ensues after America takes over the Philipines due to the fact that the Spanish lost control after the war.