Timeline 1 1876- 1900

By IvanRamyrez1

  • Telephone is patented

    Alexander Grahm Bell was granted his telephone patent.

  • Battle of the Little Bighorn

    Fought by Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory. Federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer fought the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors.

  • President Rutherford B. Haynes

    President Rutherford B. Haynes is elected to become the next President of the United States.

  • Tuskegee Institute

    The Tuskegee institute is founded by Booker T. Washington which was one of the first African-American colleges

  • President Benjamin Harrison

    President Benjamin Harrison is elected to be the 23rd president of America. He beat Grover Cleveland.
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    Pullman Strike

    Was a widespread railroad strike and boycott that severely disrupted rail traffic. Started after wage cuts.
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    Spanish-American War

    An armed conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas. Cuba became independent and the U.S. received Guam and Puerto Rico.

  • Battle of San Juan Hill

    The U.S. Army Fifth Corps and Rough Riders fought against Spanish forces at El Caney and San Juan Hill.