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The 14th Amendment
This amendment gives citizenship to anyone born in the United States. -
The Trans-continental Rail Road is Complete
The rail road is finished in over 3 years. 20,000 workers worked to build the rail road. 1,775 miles of track used and 64 million dollars invested into it. end point in Utah. -
15th Amendment
15th amendment grants rights to vote regardless of race, color, or previous slavery, -
Native American negotiations
Indian tribes are no longer considered independent nations under the government. -
Mail order catalog
Montgomery Ward begins his business selling goods by mail to people. -
Financial Panic of 1873
The Financial Panic of 1873 kills 5,183 businesses. -
First Child Abduction for Randsom
4-years-old Charley Brewster Ross was kiddnapped for randsom. first abduction for randsom in the country. he was never found. -
Civil rights act of 1875
Civil Rights Act of 1875 is passed. it grants equal use of public accommodations and places. plus no exclusion of African Americans from jury duty. -
The Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone. -
Root Beer
Root Beer is invented by charles elmers hires. -
Combutsion Engine
German engineer Karl Benz invetns the first car powered by and internal combustion engine. -
The Light Bulb
The light bulb is invented my Thomas Edison -
Population Grows
The US population grows to 50,155,783 people. -
President Garfield is Shot
President James Garfield is shot by Charles Guiteau. he died september 19. -
Chinese Conclusion Act
Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act. No chinese can immigrate for 10 years -
Standard Time on Railroads
Railroads in the US and Canada start to use standard time. -
First Skyscraper
Chicago is begins to be built with the first steel skeleton of a building. William Jenneys Home Insurance Company, marks the first skyscraper. -
The Statue of Liberty
President Grover Cleveland presents the Statue of Liberty. -
Dawes Severalty Act
Dawes Severalty Act makes Indian reservations into individual pieces of land. Better lands are sold to white settlers. -
Looking Backward
"Looking Backward" is published by Edward Bellamy, it predicts a cooperative commonwealth. -
Stock Market
New Jersey Permitts companies to buy the stock of other large corporations. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. -
the populist party
In Cinncinatti, Ohio the populist party is founded. -
First Ferris Wheel
The World's Columbian Exhibition opens in Chicago in memory of the 400th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of the New World and it eatures the first Ferris Wheel. -
Pro-american Interests
Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii is deposed by pro-american interests. -
Jacob Coxey
Jacob Coxey leads a protest on Washington by the unemployed called coxeys army. -
Income-Tax
The Supreme Courts puts down an income-tax. -
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan lite up the democratic gathering with his "Cross of Gold" speech and received the nomination, but lost Nov. 3 by Republican William McKinley. -
Maine Sinks
The battleship Maine blows up and sinks while sitting in Havana harbor. -
Industrial Combination
Industrial Combinations come into play and John Rockofeller comments it,
