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8 hour work days
Congress allowes an eight hour work day for people working for the government, -
A golden spike
A golden spike is driven into a railroad tie at Promontory Point. Finshing the transcontinental railroad. Built in around three years with 20,000 workers, it had 1,775 miles of track. -
First African American to resperesent
Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the first African American Representative. -
First African American to serve
Hiram R. Revels of Mississippi became the first African American to serve in the US Senate. -
The 15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution assures the right to vote with out discrimination against eachother because "of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." -
Rutherford Hayes
An electoral commission declares Rutherford Hayes the winner of the disputed presidential election. -
withdrawing federal troops
President Hayes begins to withdraw federal troops from the South, Bring an affical end to Reconstruction. -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison invents the phonograph. -
Womens right
Gives the woman the right to argue cases before the Supreme Court. -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison invents the light bulb. -
James Garfield shot and killed
President James Garfield is shot by Charles Guiteau, He died on Sept. 19. -
Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington opens Tuskegee Institute. -
Sitting Bull and other Sioux Indians
Sitting Bull and other Sioux Indians return to the United States from Canada. -
The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court rules that the Civil Rights Act of 1875 only forbids state-imposed discrimination. -
Pendleton Act
Congress passes the Pendleton Act, creating a Civil Service Commission and filling government positions. -
adopt a system of standard time.
Railroads in the United States and Canada adopt a system of standard time. -
Haymarket Square bombing
The Haymarket Square bombing in Chicago kills seven police officers and wounds sixty. -
14th Amendment
The Supreme Court holds that corporations of persons covered by the 14th Amendment -
Statue of Liberty
President Grover Cleveland unveils the Statue of Liberty -
Benjamin Harrison
President Benjamin Harrison opens a portion of Oklahoma to white settlement. -
ohnstown flood
Johnstown flood. An reservoir breaks, flooding the city of Johnstown, Pa., and killing 2,295 people. -
Anti-Trust Act
Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. -
Mississippi Plan
Mississippi Plan. Mississippi restricts black suffrage by requiring voters to demonstrate an ability to read and interpret the US Constitution. -
Indian police
Indian police kill in South Dakota. -
Populist party
The Populist party is founded in Cincinnati, Ohio. -
Plessy v. Ferguson.
Plessy v. Ferguson. The US Supreme Court rules that segregation of blacks and whites was permitted under the Constitution so long as both races receive equal facilities. -
The battleship Maine blows up
The battleship Maine blows up and sinks while anchored in Cuba's Havana harbor. -
Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War. As a result of the conflict, the United States acquires Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. -
President McKinley
President McKinley signs a resolution annexing Hawaii. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
Wounded Knee Massacre.
