Gilded Age Timeline Activity By gkoupal Jan 1, 1873 Mark Twain publishes The Gilded Age Period: Jan 1, 1873 to Dec 31, 1901 Gilded Age Mar 10, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone Mar 2, 1877 Hayes wins disputed presidency because of "back-room deals" Jul 16, 1877 Railroad Strike of 1877 from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Jan 24, 1879 Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb Jan 1, 1881 McCormick invented the Mechanical Harvester (First combine) Jul 2, 1881 James Garfield was assassinated by Charles Guiteau Jan 24, 1883 Brooklyn Bridge opened Jan 24, 1883 Time Zones were established Jan 24, 1885 First gasoline car was demonstrated by Karl-Friedrich Benz Jan 24, 1886 The American Federation of Labor is founded May 4, 1886 Haymarket Riot occurs Nov 6, 1888 Benjamin Harrison loses popular vote but wins electoral college Jan 24, 1891 The zipper was patented by Whitcomb Judson Jan 1, 1892 Stanford Beats Cal marking the break-out game making college football famous Jul 2, 1892 Populist Party Convention was held for the new political party and James Weaver was selected the candidate for the party Jul 6, 1892 Battle at Homestead Steel Jan 24, 1893 Henry Ford tested quadricycle Mar 4, 1893 First (and only) Democrat of Gilded Age, Grover Cleveland, took over the presidency of the United States Apr 1, 1901 JP Morgan takes over Carnegie Steel