1877-1914 J.Pittman By pittman25 Jan 1, 1877 Munn v. Illiinois established goverenment regulation of railroads. Jan 2, 1877 Mother Jones supports great strike of 1877 Aug 10, 1879 Thomas Edison invents a workable lightbulb Sep 11, 1882 Government land give away. (OU Sooners) Sep 11, 1884 Grover Cleveland is elected president. Aug 12, 1886 Haymarket riot turns public sentiment against unions Sep 11, 1887 Dawes Act. Sep 11, 1890 congress passed the sherman Antitrust Act. Sep 11, 1890 7th Cavalry Oct 10, 1894 President Cleveland sends federal troops to end the pullman strike Sep 10, 1896 Willian Mckinley is elected president Oct 11, 1900 william mckinley reelected Sep 11, 1903 Wright Brothers achieve the first successful airplane flight. Sep 11, 1910 Halley's comet causes wide panic spread. Sep 11, 1912 Woodraw wilson is elected president.
