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It is commonly referred to as "Custer's Last Stand." Took place near Little Big Horn River. Took place between U.S. Calvary and Northern Indians resulting in Indian win.
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In 1879 Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
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Republican James Garfield defeated Democrat Winfield Scott.
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James Garfield was shot and died seventy nine days later in the hospital.
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Coca Cole originated from John Pemberton at his company in Atlanta.
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Thomas Edison commissioned one of his lab assistants in his lab to invent motion picture camera.
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A violent labor dispute between Carnegie steel company and its workers. Occurred in Homestead, Pennsylvania.
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A railroad strike that disrupted rail traffic in the U.S.
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The U.S annexed Hawaii which was urged by President William McKinley.
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This was a time of conflict between Spain and the U.S. It ended in Spanish colonial rule.