1880 - 1883 (3 years)
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| 1 | 1867 | - 1 Jan 1867: Reconstruction Acts,Congress passed acts that divided the South into five military districts and set conditions for readmission to the Union.
- 30 Mar 1867: Alaska Purchase,The United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million, a deal widely known as "Seward's Folly."
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| 2 | 1868 | - 1 Jan 1868: 14th Amendment ratified,The 14th Amendment was ratified, granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
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| 3 | 1869 | - 1 May 1869: Transcontinental Railroad completed,The first transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory Summit, Utah.
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| 4 | 1870 | - 1 Jan 1870: 15th Amendment ratified,The 15th Amendment was ratified, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race.
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| 5 | 1876 | - 25 Jun 1876: Battle of the Little Bighorn,Lakota and Cheyenne warriors defeated U.S. Army forces led by General George Custer in Montana.
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| 6 | 1877 | - 2 Mar 1877: Compromise of 1877,A political deal that ended the disputed 1876 presidential election and resulted in the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, ending Reconstruction.
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| 7 | 1881 | - 1 Jan 1881: American Federation of Labor founded,The AFL was founded by Samuel Gompers as a national federation of labor unions.
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| 8 | 1882 | - 4 Sep 1882: Edison's Pearl Street Station,Thomas Edison's electric power plant began operation in New York City, providing power for the first time.
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