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Thomas Edison invented the first light bulb for the electric lamp.
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James A. Garfield was America's 20th president, he entered the election in 1857 as a Republican.
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Shortly after James Garfield was elected president, he was shot and killed.
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The Spanish-American War was a conflict between Spain and the United States. There were many reasons why they went to war but the main reasons were, America supporting Cubans against the Spanish rule and the explosion of the U.S.S Maine battleship in Havana Harbor.
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U.S. Forces Destroy the Spanish Fleet off Santiago Bay, Cuba.
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The war ended when the U.S. and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris, the treaty gave Cuba their independence.
