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First impeachment of a President
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Grant defeats Seymour to become President
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Burly "Boss" Tweed employed bribery, graft, and fraudulent elections to take over 200 million dollars in New York City.
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Union Pacific Railroad hired themselves at inflated prices as the credit mobilier company.
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Grant defeats Greeley for a second term as President
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Had government withdraw greenbacks from circulation.
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Protected all citizens in their civil and legal rights.
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During the Civil War, liquor taxes were increased. People in the government took money from the Whiskey excise tax revenue.
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Hayes would become President and Reconstruction would end in the South.
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Thomas Edison develops an efficient lightbulb.
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James Garfield defeated Winfield Hancock to become President.
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Charles Guiteau shoots Garfield, whom eventually dies 11 weeks later.
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Prohibited Chinese immigration until 1943.
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Cleveland defeats Blaine to become President
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Informal agreement was made which was the Compromise of 1877
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Samuel Gompers founds and takes charge of the American Federation of Labor to relative success in skilled workers benefits.
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Prohibited rebates and pools. Required the railroads to publish their rates openly. Forbade unfair discrimination against shippers.
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Harrison defeats Cleveland to become President
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Boosted the rates to their highest peacetime level ever. (48.4%)
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Cleveland defeats both Harrison and Weaver to become President once again.
