1876-1900 Timeline

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  • The Civil Rights Act

    The Civil Rights Act
    This Act protected all citizens in their civil and legal rights. It was enacted and signed into law by Ulysses S. Grant.

  • The telephone was invented

    The telephone was invented
    The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell on this day.

  • Colorado becomes a state

    Colorado becomes a state
    Colorado becomes the 38th state of the United States of America.

  • Rutherford B Hayes became President

    Rutherford B Hayes became President
    Rutherford B Hayes became president following the 1876 United States Presidential Election.

  • The light bulb was invented

    The light bulb was invented
    Thomas Edison created the first working light bulb.

  • Assassination of President James Garfield

    Assassination of President James Garfield
    James Garfield was shot and killed by a man at a train station in Maryland. He was left there to suffer and die.

  • The Interstate Commerce Act

    The Interstate Commerce Act
    The Interstate Commerce Act came into play today! This is a United States federal law that was designed to tp help regulate the railroads and the railroad industry.

  • Washington became a state

    Washington became a state
    Washington became a state and was entered to the Union