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Standard Oil organized

In Ohio, John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil company was incorporated.

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Phonograph invented

Thomas Edison invents the phonograph at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

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Incandescent light bulb invented

Thomas Edison developed the incandescent light bulb.

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James Garfield elected president

James Garfield was elected the twentieth president of the United States over Democrat W.S. Hancock.

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Red Cross founded

Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.

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Standard Oil Trust organized

John D. Rockefeller created Standard Oil Trust by trading stockholders’ shares for trust certificates. The trust was designed to allow Rockefeller and other Standard Oil stockholders to get around state laws prohibiting one company from owning stock in another.

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First skyscraper

Construction of the world’s first skyscraper, designed by William LeBaron Jenney, was completed in Chicago. At ten stories, the Home Insurance Building rose to a height of 138 feet. Two additional stories were added in 1890.

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Statue of Liberty dedicated

The Statue of Liberty, conceived by French historian Edouard de Laboulaye as a gift to the United States to honor American democracy, was dedicated. Completed as a joint effort between the two nations, the statue itself was built in France and its pedestal in the US.

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Electric street car system

The first electric street car system, spanning twelve miles, opened in Richmond, Virginia.

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Australian ballot adopted

Most states adopted some form of the Australian ballot system (named for the country where it originated) which decreased vote fraud and allowed more voter privacy.