TTH Timeline Assignment #1 By Theo Hallie 1876 Ulysses S. Grant Becomes President 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President 1879 Light Bulb Invented 1881 James A. Garfield Becomes President Jul 8, 1881 James A. Garfield is Assassinated as President Sep 2, 1881 Chester Arthur Becomes President 1885 Grover Cleveland Becomes President 1887 The Phonograph is Invented 1889 Benjamin Harrison Becomes President 1893 Grover Cleveland Becomes President (Again) 1897 Williams McKinley Becomes President