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Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for the telephone -
The Farmers Alliance was formed
An agricultural labor union was formed in Lampasas it was called the Farmers Alliance. -
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Rutherford B. Hayes is president
Rutherford B. Hayes was elected as president in 1977 and was in office untill 1881 He was the 19th president of the United States. -
End of the Reconstruction Era
The Compromise of 1877 formally ends the Reconstruction Era. -
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
After wage cuts were made railroad workers went on strike trying to bring their wages back up but it eventually failed and ended on September 4, 1877 -
Thomas Edison receives a patent for the light bulb
Thomas Edison receives a patent for the light bulb -
James Abram Garfield becomes president
James Abram Garfield became president on March 4th, 1881 but he died six months later on September 19th, 1881. -
James Garfield becomes president
James Garfield becomes president -
James Garfield is assassinated
The president James Garfield is assassinated -
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Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War lasted from April 21, 1898 to August 13, 1898 -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the Spanish-American War.