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Major Events
Chapter 23 · 1869–1896
Ulysses S. Grant inaugurated president
1869
Crédit Mobilier scandal exposed
1872
Panic of 1873 triggers depression
1873
Whiskey Ring scandal exposed
1875
Compromise of 1877; Hayes becomes president
1877
James Garfield elected president
1880
Garfield assassinated; Arthur becomes president
1881
Pendleton Civil Service Act passed
1883
Grover Cleveland elected president
1884
Interstate Commerce Act passed
1887
Benjamin Harrison elected president
1888
Sherman Antitrust Act and McKinley Tariff passed
1890
Cleveland elected to a non-consecutive second term
1892