1877

The Washington Post published its first edition.

Inventor Thomas A. Edison announced the invention of his phonograph, which he dubbed a “talking machine.”

Chief Joseph surrendered to the U.S. Army.

At a Labor meeting on the vacant “sand lot” in the front of City Hall in San Francisco, California, a riot against the Chinese laborers

At a Labor meeting at the vacant “sand lot” in the front of City Hall in San Francisco, California, a riot against the Chinese laborers

Sitting Bull led his band of Lakota Sioux (Teton Sioux) into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.