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Colorado becomes the 38th State of America
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The two people going head to head in this election were Ruther B Hayes and Samuel Tilden.The Republican platform called for the continued control of the South, civil service reform, and investigation of the effects of Oriental immigration. The Democrats called for the end of reconstruction in the South, restriction of Oriental immigration and an end to land grants for railroads.
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Thomas Edison invents the lightbulb
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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was the first major strike in an industry that propelled America’s industrial revolution. It was the first national strike, stretching from Atlantic to Pacific. In some cities, especially St. Louis, the struggle became one of the nation’s first general strikes. This was the first major strike broken by the U.S. military.
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In this election Windfield Hancock and James Garfield went against each other Winfield as a Republican and Garfieled as a Democrat. Garfield won and his term is seemingly uneventful.
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Garfield was shot on July 2nd 1881. He officially died September 19 1881.
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In the spring of 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur. It was the first time that the Federal Law banned foreign immigration for fear of it endangering the country
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Grover Cleveland becomes president
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North Dakota becomes a State.
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Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
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A severe economic depression. 500 banks closed and stock prices declined.
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A widespread railroad strike and boycott that severely disrupted rail traffic in the Midwest of the United States in June–July 1894. The federal government's response to the unrest marked the first time that federal forces were used to break a strike.
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William McKinley and William Jennings Brian were the presidential nominees and McKinley won.