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Rutherford B. Hayes
He becomes the 19th President of the United States. -
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Black Hills War
The cause of this war was the desire of the US government to obtain ownership of the black hills. This war was between Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and the United States. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Inventor Alexander Graham Bell successfully transmits a human voice over a wire. The telephone will revolutionize personal and business communication. -
Farmers' Alliance
Texas farmers form the first agricultural labor union in Lampasas, Texas. They call themselves the "Farmers' Alliance". -
The End of Reconstruction
The Federal Government pulls out of the South, and Democrats return to power, undoing much of the progress in the region. -
The Great Railroad Strike
The workers' campaign for higher wages was ultimately a failure, but it sowed the seeds for the formation of the first labor unions. -
Bestselling book is written
Henry George writes his best-selling book, Progress and Poverty. -
Edison and his light
He displays his lights and generators to reporters and investors -
James A. Garfield
He becomes the 20th President of the United States -
Transformation of the Reaper
Cyrus McCormick hires a new production manager to industrialize his plants. It served to increase output to double in five years. -
Chester A. Arthur
He becomes the 21st President of the United States -
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull surrenders to the United States Army, ending major Native American resistance to white settlers -
Garfield Assassination
President James Garfield is shot by Charles Guiteau, a deranged federal office-seeker. Garfield will die on September 19th. Vice President Chester A. Arthur will be sworn is as president one day later. -
Immigration Act
Congress passes the Immigration Act. This limits immigrants that cannot support themselves, the mentally ill, and criminals from entering the United States -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act, barring Chinese immigrants from entering the country. -
Buffalo Bill
William "Buffalo Bill" Cody starts his Wild West show. This served to romanticize the West in the eyes of the population. -
Railroads create time zones
America's railroads implement the standardized time zones (Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific) devised by William F. Allen of the General Time Convention. -
Pendleton Act
The United States Congress passes the Pendleton Act, introducing an examination system for selecting federal civil servants. Only 10% of all federal appointees are made subject to this process of selection by examination. -
A "Rodeo"
Cowboys in Pecos, Texas compete in what is later called the first Rodeo -
U.S. Supreme Court changes part of the Civil Rights Act of 1875
The U.S. Supreme Court finds part of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional and decides to now allow individuals and corporations to discriminate based on race. -
Grover Cleveland
He become the 22nd President of the United States -
Haymarket Riot
Three to five hundred workers go on strike in an effort to gain an eight-hour work day. A rally in Chicago's Haymarket Square in support of striking workers from McCormick Harvester Works ends when a bomb is thrown, killing six policemen and wounding more than 60 others. -
Interstate Commerce
Congress Passes the Interstate Commerce Act. This aids in stopping discriminatory pricing in businesses. -
The Dawes General Allotment Act
Congress passes the act, splitting Indian tribes into individual family units, rather than a single tribal group. -
Wilhelm II
Kaiser Wilhelm II ascends to the German throne -
"Looking Backward"
Edward Bellamy publishes "Looking Backward", a novel urging reform in American industry -
Benjamin Harrison
He becomes the 23rd President of the United States -
Wall Street Journal
The first Wall Street Journal was published. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act is passed. This prevents some of the business practices used by monopolies to limit competition -
"How The Other Half Lives"
Jacob Riis publishes "How the Other Half Lives", detailing the lives of the urban poor. -
Populist Party Convention
1,300 delegates gather at Omaha, Nebraska to select a presidential nominee and draft a platform for the recently formed Populist Party. -
Battle at Homestead Steel
Two barges filled with armed Pinkerton Detectives attempt to land at Homestead to guard Carnegie's steel plant. Striking steel workers prevent the barges from landing. During the 14-hour battle, seven steel workers and three detectives are killed. -
Debs Expands Railroad Strike
The American Railway Union, led by Eugene Debs, instructs it members not to handle Pullman cars in support of the striking workers at Pullman's factory. -
William McKinely
He is elected president of the United States, receiving 7,035,638 popular votes. Democrat and Populist candidate William Jennings Bryan receives 6,467,946 votes. -
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Spanish American War
Conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the explosion of USS Maine in Havana harbor in Cuba, that led to the U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. -
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The Philippine-American War
Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris.
