1876-1900

By kendelkrutsch

  • Invention of the Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell won the first U.S. patent for the telephone.

  • Ulysses S. Grant becomes President

    Ulysses S. Grant is elected in 1876. The Gilded Age begins.

  • Invention of the Light Bulb

    Thomas Edison along with his team of scientists are credited with the invention of the light bulb.

  • The First Cash Register

    James Ritty Patents the First Cash Register

  • James A. Garfield wins the 1880 election

    Garfield and running mate Chester A. Arthur defeat Winfield Scott Hancock.

  • James A. Garfield is Assasinated

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    The Act that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers.

  • The Pendleton Act

    The Act that made it legal to fire or demote government officials for political reasons.

  • The Election of 1884

    Governor Grover Cleveland defeated former United States Senator James G. Blaine.

  • The Populist Part is Formed

  • The Spanish-American War

    The United States declared war on Spain after a U.S. warship exploded and sank in 1898. The boat "The Maine" was sailed to Cuba in order to protect American citizens while Cuban revolutionaries fought to win independence from Spain.

  • The Great Galveston Hurricane

    The Great Storm of 1900 was one of the deadliest natural disaster in United States history. The hurricane destroyed more than 3,600 buildings and surpassed speeds of 135 miles per hour.