The Years 1876 - 1900

By ReaganW

  • Invention of the Telephone

    The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell and Antonio Meucci.

  • The Battle of the Little Big Horn

    The Battle of Little Bighorn was an armed engagement between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army.

  • The Election

    Republican Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Democrat Samuel J. Tilden in the 1876 Election.

  • The Great Railroad Strike

    The Great Railroad Strike started on July 14. This was a result of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad cutting wages of workers for the third time in a year.

  • Invention of the Light Bulb

    Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879.

  • The Election

    Republican James A. Garfield defeated Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock in the 1880 Election.

  • The Founding of the Red Cross

    The Red Cross was founded as a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States.

  • The Assassination of the President

    President James A. Garfield was assassinated soon after his election.

  • The Chinese Exclusion Act

    The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law
    prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers.

  • The Pendleton Act

    The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act is a law that mandated that positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation.

  • The Election

    New York Governor Grover Cleveland defeated Republican former United States Senator James G. Blaine of Maine in the 1884 Election.

  • The Anti-Chinese Hysteria

    Chinese communities were harassed, attacked, or expelled in 34 towns in California.

  • The Haymarket Riot

    A labor protest rally near Chicago’s Haymarket Square turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at police.

  • The Dedication of the Statue of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, was dedicated.

  • The Dawes Severalty Act

    The Dawes Act authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans.

  • The Election

    Republican Benjamin Harrison defeated Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland in the 1888 election.

  • The Johnstown Flood

    The Johnstown Flood occurred after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam.

  • The Election

    Democrat Grover Cleveland defeated Republican incumbent Benjamin Harrison in the election of 1892.

  • The Election

    Republican William McKinley defeats Democrat William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 election.

  • The Election

    Republican President William McKinley defeats Democratic William Jennings Bryan in the 1900 election.