1876-1900 By Caleb Nelson Period: 1876 to 1900 Industrial America Mar 10, 1876 Invention of Telephone Period: Mar 4, 1877 to Mar 4, 1881 Rutherford B Hayes presediency Oct 14, 1877 Invention of Lightbulb Mar 4, 1881 James A. Garfield elected president Jul 2, 1881 James A. Garfield Assasinated Period: Sep 19, 1881 to Mar 4, 1885 Chester Arthur Period: Mar 4, 1885 to Mar 4, 1889 Grover Cleveland Presedency Feb 8, 1887 Dawes Act Period: Mar 4, 1889 to Mar 4, 1894 Benjamin Harrison Presidency