LETU HISTORY 2 TIMELINE - 1876-1900

By TyFranke

  • Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone

    The first sentence ever spoken into the telephone was, "Mr. Watson--come here --I want to see you."

  • Rutherford B. Hayes becomes 19th President

  • Great Railroad Strike

    Strikes begin in Martinsburg, Virginia after a call to reduce wages.

  • Edison events the phonograph

    A machine that captures sound & plays it back.

  • Edison Perfects Light Bulb

    Made high resistance, incandescent electric light which burned for a few short hours.

  • James Garfield becomes 20th President

  • Clara Barton establishes American Red Cross

    Nicknamed "Angel of the Battlefield", Barton organized relief for wounded soldiers in the Civil War. After working for International Red Cross, she founded the U.S. division.

  • Booker T Washington opens Tuskegee Institute

  • Sitting Bull returns to United States from Canada

  • Chester Arthur replaces Pres. Garfield as president after death

  • Immigration Act

    Denied admission to those who couldn't support themselves like paupers, convicted criminals, and those with mental illnesses.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    The law provided a absolute ten year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration.

  • Thomas Edison & Power Plants

    Construction of over 330 plants under the supervision of Thomas Edison brought electricity to factories, offices, hotels, and more.

  • Buffalo Bill's Wild West

    Touring show of cowboys, Indians, sharpshooters & more.

  • Cleveland becomes 22nd President

  • Knights of Labor go on National Strike resulting in Haymarket Square Bombing

    On May 1, workers formed demonstrated requesting 8 hour work day. Three days later Haymarket Square bombing takes place.

  • Interstate Commerce Act

    Established to stop discriminatory pricing practices

  • Dawes General Allotment Act

    Native American reservations split into family homesteads

  • Edison events Kinetoscope

    Kinetoscope was the first motion picture camera.

  • Benjamin Harrison becomes 23rd President

  • Sherman Anti-Trust Act

    1st Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices

  • Mississippi Plan

    Restricted Black suffrage.

  • Steel Strike

    After wages were cut by Henry Frick, workers participated in a strike.

  • Grover Cleveland becomes 24th President

  • World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago (World's Fair)

    One of the main attractions was the 264-foot (80.4-meter) Ferris Wheel (also referred to as the Chicago Wheel), which was designed and constructed for the fair by Pittsburgh bridge builder George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.

  • Pullman Strike

    George Pullman cuts wages but kept the rent and utilities the same which resulted in Eugene Debs leading thousands to strike.

  • William McKinley becomes 25th President

  • USS Maine sinks

    While protecting U.S citizens, the ship was blown up and sunk in Havana harbor.

  • Spanish-American-War, U.S.

    After the sinking of the USS Maine, America declared war on Spain.

  • 1898 Treaty of Paris

    Officially ends Spanish-American War

  • Open Door Policy Established

    Call for Western powers ti gave equal access to Chinese markets

  • Boxer Rebellion

    Boxers in China oppose foreign businesses and missionaries operating in China.

  • Insurgency in Philippines

    Fighting began between Filipino leader Aguinaldo's men and U.S forces.