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Commanche Chief Toch-a-way
Commanche Chief Toch-a-way tells General Philip Sheridan that he is a good Indian. Sheridan tells him in return that "the only good Indian is a dead one". -
Hiram Revels
Hiram Revels becomes the first black man to serve in the U.S. Senate. -
Congress
Congress declares that Indian tribes will no longer be treated as independent nations with whom the government must conduct negotiations -
Right to Vote
Congress is demanded by Victoria Woodhull to give women the right to vote. -
The Great Chicago Frie
There is a big fire in the city of Chicago.250 people were killed and 17,500 buildings were destroyed. -
The Comstock Act
The Act prohibits the mailing of obscene literature. -
The Financial Panic
The panic begins in 1873. 5,183 business fail because of the The Comstock Act. -
Charley Brewster Ross
At the age of 4 year old, she is abducted. It was the country's first kidnapping for ransom. She was was never found. -
Civil Rights Act of 1876
Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1876 to guarantee equal rights. It also forbids the exclusion of Afican Americans from jury duty. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Bell created the phone when he was only 29 years old. -
Battle of Little Big Horn
George Custer and 265 men are killed by Sioux Indians. The Sioux were led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse at the Little Horn River in Montana. -
The Reverend Henry Ward Beecher,
A well know preacher is sued by Theodore Tilton, a newspaper editor for a crime involving his wife. The jury could not decide a verdict. -
End to Reconstruction
President Hayes withdraws federal troops from the south. This marks the end of Reconstruction. -
Chief Joseph
Chief Joseph is captured and forced to live on an Oklahoma reservation . -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison invents the phonograph. -
Senate
The Senate defeats amendment 34-16, woman's suffrage. -
Helen Hunt Jackson
"Century of Dishonor" by Helen Hunt Jackson tells the story about the government's unfair treatment of Native Americans. -
President Dead
President James Garfield is shot by Charles Guiteau. He was killed on July 2. -
Sioux Indians Return
Sioux Indians, including Sitting Bull, return to the U.S. from Canada. -
Pendleton Act
Pendelton Act is passed by Congress which fills government positions by a merit system. -
The Statue of Liberty
The statue of liberty is introduced to the United States by President Grover Cleveland. -
Mississippi Restricts
Mississippi restricts the right to vote for African Americans by having them read and analyze the Constitution. -
Basketball is invented
Basketball is invented by a physical education teacher, James Naismith, in Springfield, Massachusetts. -
Coxey Army
Jacob Coxey lead a march of the unemployed on Washington. -
Pullman Strike
The Pullman Sleeping Car Plant go on strike after the company cuts wages. -
American Railway Union
The American Railway Union is forbidden to interfere with the delivey of mail and interstate commerce. -
Income Tax
The idea of an income tax is struck down by The Supreme Court. -
Spanish American War
The United States wins the Phillipines, Guam, and Puerto Rico due to the result of the Spanish American War.
