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The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell (historycentral.com).
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The election was between Rutherford B. Hayes of the Republican party, versus Samuel Tilden of the Democratic party. Tilden won (historycentral.com).
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Red Cross was established by Clara Barton (redcross.org).
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James A. Garfield was assassinated by Charles Guiteau (history.com).
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Benjamin Harrison of the Republican party was running against Grover Cleveland of the Democratic Party. Grover won the election (historycentral.com).
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The American League of Baseball becomes a major league after just one season (americasbesthistory.com)
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The First Movie Theatre in the United States was opened in Los Angeles, California (americasbesthistory.com)
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American troops officially depart form Cuba for the first time since the Spanish-American War (americasbesthistory.com).
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The 16th amendment is ratified so the United States can impose income tax (americasbesthistory.com).
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed to end World War I (americasbesthistory.com).
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President William G. Harding dies in office due to illness, is succeeded by his vice president Calvin Coolidge (americasbesthistory.com).
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The Air Commerce Act is passed in order to aid and assist the airline industry (americasbesthistory.com).
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Martin Luther King Jr. is born in Atlanta Georgia (americasbesthistory.com).
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The National Minimum wage is established for the first time at $0.25 an hour (americasbesthistory.com).
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii is attacked at 7:55 AM Japan fighter plains (americasbesthistory.com).