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A History of the United States since the Civil War. Volume V, 1888–1901 (Macmillan, 1937). 791pp; comprehensive old-fashioned political history; Rhodes, James Ford. History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850: 1877–1896 (1919) online complete; old, factual and heavily political, by winner of Pulitzer Prize; Shannon, Fred A.
March 4, 1877 – After only two days as president-elect and vice president-elect, Hayes becomes the 19th president and Wheeler becomes the 19th vice president; 1877 – Reconstruction ends; 1877 – Nez Perce War; 1878 – Bland–Allison Act; 1878 – Morgan silver dollars first minted; 1879 – Thomas Edison creates first commercially viable ...
1868: The Grito de Lares was the first major revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico. The rebels proclaimed the independence of Puerto Rico from Spain. 1868–78: Ten Years' War , also known as the Great War (Guerra Grande) and the War of '68, was part of Cuba's fight for independence from Spain, led by Cuban-born planters (especially by ...
Adams, James Truslow, ed. Dictionary of American History (5 Vols. 1940) Kutler, Stanley I. ed. Dictionary of American History (3rd Edition 10 Volumes, 2003) Martin, Michael. Dictionary of American History (Littlefield, Adams 1989) Morris. Richard, ed. Encyclopedia of American History (7th ed. 1996) Purvis, Thomas L.
History of the United States (1865–1918) ... Events from the year 1877 in the United States. Incumbents ... (until month and day unknown), Noble A. Hull ...
March 11: The Tribute in Light memorial is unveiled and lit up every day for the next month. It has since been lit up every September 11. The Tribeca Film Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff. 2003 January 24: Four teenage boys drown in the Long Island Sound near City Island when their overloaded dinghy sinks.
For a timeline of events prior to 1501, see 15th century § Events; For a timeline of events from 1501 to 1600, see 16th century § Significant events; For a timeline of events from 1601 to 1700, see Timeline of the 17th century
An Encyclopedia of World History (5th ed. 1973); highly detailed outline of events online; Murphy, Derrick. AS/A-level 19th & 20th century European & world history (2002) online; Morris, Richard B. and Graham W. Irwin, eds. Harper Encyclopedia of the Modern World: A Concise Reference History from 1760 to the Present (1970) online; Gladden, Rhodes.