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On February 14th, 1876, Scottish American inventor Alexander Grahm Bell was gifted a patent for the first ever telephone. This form of communication was much more efficient than the telegraph and paved the way for new advancements.
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Lieutenant Colonel George Custer led 700 US soldiers into a battle against the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and the Arapaho tribes. Custer suffered a major loss, losing 268 men. This was one of the worst US losses in the Great Sioux War.
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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was the first major employee strike in the United States. It was the result of the B&O railroad cutting wages for the third time that year. It lasted for 69 days and resulted in the forming of trade unions and laws involving strikes. -
On January 27th, 1880, Thomas Edison was gifted the patent for the lightbulb. This invention paved the way for the universal use of electric lighting. -
This act banned all Chinese workers and people from immigrating to the United States. Intended to only last 10 years, it was not repealed until 1943.
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This Act was the first act ever passed that was anti-monopolization. It prohibited any conduct that attempts to monopolize any market. Its main purpose was to prevent the artificial raising of prices of a product by a single company or group of companies that controlled that given market. -
The Wounded Knee Massacre was the massacre of over 250 men, women, and children of the Lakota tribe. It began because the rifle of a member of the Lakota tribe went off during the disarming process and US soldiers began shooting at the tribe, most of which had already been disarmed. -
The Homestead Strike was a strike at Carnegie Steel Works. The occurred between workers and Carnegie Steel as a result of the firing of 3,800 workers. Shots were fired by riot breakers. -
The Spanish American War was a war between Spain and the United States that began because of the sinking of a US battleship in the port of Havana, Cuba. It ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1898 on terms that were more favorable to the United States.
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After the overthrow of the Hawaiin Monarchy and a long series of peace treaties and trade treaties between Hawaii and the United States, Hawaii was annexed by the United States. The use of Pearl Harbor, a United States naval base in Hawaii, for the Spanish American War ultimately led to them being annexed.
