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Invention of the Telephone
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) -
Battle of the Little Bighorn
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 -
March 2, 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes declared winner for Presidential Election
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. -
March 5 1877 Rutherford was publicly inaugurated as 19th President.
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 -
November 2nd 1880 James A. Garfield elected as 20th US President.
On November 2nd 1880 James A. Garfield (R) elected as 20th US President. -
March 4th 1881 James A. Garfield inaugurated as 20th President of US.
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. -
Sept 20th 1881 Chester A. Arthur sworn in as 21st President of US.
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 -
Pendleton Civil Service Act
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. -
5 Standard Time Zones are established
On November 18th, 5 Standard Time Zones are established by the U.S. to end the confusion over many local time zones. -
The arrival of Statue Of Liberty
On June 17 1885, The Statue Of Liberty arrives for the first time at New York Harbor in a French ship 'Isere'. -
Haymarket Riot takes place
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. -
Benjamin Harrison becomes 23rd U.S. President
On March 4th Benjamin Harrison came into office to becomes 23rd U.S. President. -
1890 Census showed an increase of 25.5%
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 -
Grover Cleveland takes oath as President
Grover Cleveland(D) takes oath as 24th President of United States. -
25th President of USA
William McKinley sworn in as 25th President of USA. William McKinley(R) wins the Presidential election against William J. Bryan (D). -
War with Spain
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. -
Population fact
U.S. census finds 66% population lives in Rural Areas