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the United States buys Alaska from Russia.
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Former war hero Ulysses S. Grant took office in 1868
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Jim Fisk and Jay Gould tried to use Grant to corner the price of gold. They made the price of gold skyrocket and Grant let the Treasury release more gold. There was an investigation and Grant was charged of nothing illegal.
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A Rockefeller monopoly that monopolized oil.
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This amendment to the Constitution gave blacks the right to vote.
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US Rep. Tweed used elections and bribery to get $200 million from NYC. The Times released an expose of his crimes.
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Republicans tired of Grant form their own party.
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Union Pacific created fraud company to get government contracts to build railroads.
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Another financial panic sets in as business owners can't repay their loans for their businesses.
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1 million dollars in whiskey tax goes missing from Treasury.
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Alexander Graham Bell creates the telephone and changes communication.
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A confusion regarding electoral votes occurs between Rutherford Hayes and Samuel Tilden.
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To settle dispute, Hayes wins and ends Reconstruction in the South. No more Union troops in southern states.
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The renowned Christian Science Magazine started by Mary Baker Eddy.
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James A. Garfield beats W. Hancock.
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The Salvation Army starts in the United States.
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Garfield becomes 2nd assassinated president. He was killed by Charles J. Guiteau.
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VP Chester Arthur takes office after Garfield is assassinated.
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Chinese immigrants prohibited from United States.
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Despite the illegimate child scandal, Cleveland still wins office.
