January Dull Knife is ordered to bring his Cheyenne from Nebraska back to Indian Territory. He refuses & fails in an attempted escape
Feb 15th President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court
Feb 22nd Frank Woolworth opens the first of many 5 and 10 cent Woolworth stores
Mar 11th President Hayes vetoes a bill that is designed to restrict Chinese immigration
Apr 29th Electric lights are first used to illuminate streets in Cleveland, OH
May 7th California adopts a new state constitution that forbids the hiring of Chinese
May 8th George Selden develops a 3-cylinder internal combustion engine to power a "horseless carriage"
May 30th In New York, Gilmore's Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden
May Billy the Kid (aka William Bonney) escapes custody & returns to cattle rustling
Jul 19th Doc Holliday kills his first man in a New Mexico saloon
Sep 23rd The first hearing aid is patented
Sep 25th A fire in Deadwood, SD leaves 2,000 people homeless, 300 buildings destroyed and property losses of $3 million
Sep 29th Meeker Massacre: In an attempt to teach Ute Indians farming, Nathan Meeker, a US Indian Agent, is met with resentment & hostilities. He & his agency are attacked & killed. His wife & daughter are raped.
Oct 7th Frank & Jesse James rob a Chicago & Alton Express train & take $35,000 in Missouri
Oct 21st Thomas Edison tests the first incandescent electric light bulb using a filament of carbonized thread
October Black Bart robs at least 2 stage coaches in northern California
October In Indian Territory, Indians are forced to live on beef rations due to the lack of buffalo
Nov 4th A patent is issued for the first cash register
Dec 1st Wyatt, James & Virgil Earp arrive in Tombstone, AZ
Dec 31st Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time in Menlo Park, CA
