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On March 7, 1876 Alexander G. Bell was granted a patent for the Telephone. After 3 days, he successfully tested the invention. (US Patent Number 174,465)
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June 25, 1876, the Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought in the territory of Montana near Little Big Horn River. US 7th cavalry under Brevent Major General George Armstrong Custer wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne warriors led by Chiefs Horse and Sitting Bull
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March 2, 1877 US Electoral Commission declares Rutherford B. Hayes(R) winner for Presidential Election with an electoral vote of 185-184 against Samuel J Tilden(D). Congress had to establish Electoral Commission to determine the disputed Presidential Election.
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On March 5th, 1877 Rutherford was publicly inaugurated as 19th President of US, however he already took the oath of office privately on March 3rd 1877
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On November 2nd 1880 James A. Garfield (R) elected as 20th US President.
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March 4th James A. Garfield inaugurated as 20th President of US. His presidency lasted just 200 days, from March 4, 1881, until his death on September 19, 1881, as a result of being shot by an assassin.
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On Sept 20th 1881 Chester A. Arthur(R) sworn in as 21st President of US. Arthur's one term presidency is remembered for his advocacy of Civil Service Reform
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On January 16th 1883 The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was passed by Congress, overhauling the Federal Civil Service and establishing the U.S. Civil Service Agency.
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On November 18th, 5 Standard Time Zones are established by the U.S. to end the confusion over many local time zones.
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On June 17 1885, The Statue Of Liberty arrives for the first time at New York Harbor in a French ship 'Isere'.
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It started out as a peaceful protest against the May 3rd police killings. Haymarket Riot became violent when a random person threw a bomb at Chicago police.
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On March 4th Benjamin Harrison came into office to becomes 23rd U.S. President.
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On June 2nd 1890 the census indicated the population in the U.S. of 62,979,766 an increase of 25.5% since the census of 1880
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Grover Cleveland(D) takes oath as 24th President of United States.
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William McKinley sworn in as 25th President of USA. William McKinley(R) wins the Presidential election against William J. Bryan (D).
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The Spanish-American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America.
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U.S. census finds 66% population lives in Rural Areas