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First transatlantic cable from North America to Europe
The first communications occurred August 16, 1858, reducing the communication time between North America and Europe from ten days -
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Assassination of Lincoln
Linoln was shot in the back of the head by John Wilkes Booth -
Alaska purchased from Russia
The U.S. bought Alaska from russia for $7.2 million -
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
President Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives on February 24, 1868 and the Senate tried the case in a trial that lasted from March to May 1868. -
Fourteenth Amendment ratified
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868, and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States -
Competition of the Transcontinental Railroad
railroad line constructed in the United States between 1863 and 1869 -
Fifteenth Amendment ratified
the 15th amendment granted African American men the right to vote. -
Standard Oil organized by Rockefeller
Standard Oil Articles of Incorporation signed by John D. Rockefeller -
The telephone
The telephone is one of the most used things today -
Battle of Little Big Horn
an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, against the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. -
Edison invented the electric light
It was during this time that he said: "We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles." -
Assassination of president Garfield
Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau at 9:30 am -
Chinese Exclusion Act
a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur. -
Pendleton Act enacted
On January 16, 1883 Congress passed the Civil Service Act, which is sometimes referred to as the Pendleton Act after U.S. Senator George Hunt Pendleton. -
Brooklyn Bridge opened
The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest bridges of either type in the United States. -
Satue Of Liberty given to the U.S.
It was a gift from France, given to America in 1886 -
Jane Addams opens Hull House
She started earning the prize on September 18, 1889. That was her first day at Hull House. -
sherman Anti-trust Act passed
The law was Congress' first action to prohibit trusts. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
The U.S. cavalrymen pursued and killed many who were unarmed. -
Ellis Island opened
Ellis Island officially opened as an immigration station on January 1, 1892 -
Hawaiian Islands claimed by the U.S.
Hawaii became a protectorate of the United States -
First American automobile
The Duryah brothers built the first automobile -
Plessy vs Ferguson
Homer A. Plessy v. Ferguson was argued in the Supreme Court of the United States. -
First radio signals sent by Marconi
Marconi sent the first radio signal -
Spanish American War
The Spanish-American War was an important turning point in the history of both antagonists. -
Assassination of president McKinley
he was shot by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist. -
Treaty signed by US and Panama
the Hay-Herrán Treaty was signed with Colombia, granting the United States use of the Isthmus of Panama -
First powered flight by the Wright brothers
Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina.