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The U.S. issues an order for all Native Americans to move to a system of reservations. This order would be extended by president Grant.
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The 7th U.S. Cavalry led by Lt, Colonel George Custer fought the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians at the Little Big Horn River. All 264 members of the cavalry were killed.
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The 20th President of the United States, James Garfield is shot by Charles Guiteau at the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad station in Washington D.C. He would die two months later from an infection.
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Chief Sitting Bull and the last fugitive tribe of the Sioux surrendered to U.S. troops
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John Rockefeller places his holding in the Standard Oil Company trust
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The U.S. Supreme Court finds part of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional, allowing individuals and corporations to discriminate based on race.
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President Grover Clevland dedicated the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. The sculpture was created by French artist Augusti Bartholdi and would be the beacon of light for U.S. immigrants.
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Congress enacted the Interstate Commerce Act to help control and regulate railroad monopolies.
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The battle of Wounded Knee was the last major battle between U.S. troops and Indians.
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Ellis Island in New York Harbor becomes the main East Cost immigration point. Over 12 million immigrants would be processed through this point. It closed in 1954.
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Plessy vs Ferguson case decided by the Supreme Court that makes racial segregation legal under the separate but equal doctrine.
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The Klondike Gold Rush begins in Seattle Washington. This would pave the way for mass a migration west for those who were looking to strike it rich.
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The U.S. battleship Main explodes for an unknown reason in Havanna Harbor, Cubs killing 216 seamen. This became a rallying cry for the Spanish-American War.
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The U.S. Navy begins the blockade of Cuba. A few days later the U.S. would declare war on Spain.
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The U.S. Supreme Court finds part of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional, allowing individuals and corporations to discriminate based on race.
