1876-1900 By sjstanton98 Mar 7, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone Jul 26, 1876 Custer loses the Battle at Little Bighorn Nov 4, 1879 Thomas Edison patents the first commercially successful light bulb May 4, 1886 Haymarket Square Incident Dec 29, 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre Feb 15, 1898 The USS Maine explodes in Havana harbor Dec 10, 1898 The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War Apr 11, 1899 Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris: America acquires the Philippines