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Events from the year '''1877 in the United States'''.
Events from the year '''1877 in the United States'''.
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== Incumbents ==
== Incumbents ==
=== [[Federal government of the United States|Federal government]] ===
=== [[Federal government of the United States|Federal government]] ===
* [[President of the United States|President]]: [[Ulysses S. Grant]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Ohio]]) (until March 4), [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Ohio]]) (starting March 4)
* [[President of the United States|President]]:
::[[Ulysses S. Grant]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Ohio]]) (until March 4)
::[[Rutherford B. Hayes]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Ohio]]) (starting March 4)
* [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]: ''vacant'' (until March 4), [[William A. Wheeler]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[New York (state)|New York]]) (starting March 4)
* [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:
::''vacant'' (until March 4)
::[[William A. Wheeler]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[New York (state)|New York]]) (starting March 4)
* [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]]: [[Morrison Waite]] ([[Ohio]])
* [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]]: [[Morrison Waite]] ([[Ohio]])
* [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]]: [[Samuel J. Randall]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Pennsylvania]])
* [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]]: [[Samuel J. Randall]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Pennsylvania]])
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===January–March===
===January–March===
[[File:Rhayes.png|thumb|right|upright|March 4: [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] becomes the 19th U.S. President]]
[[File:Rhayes.png|thumb|right|upright|March 4: [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] becomes the 19th U.S. president]]
[[File:VicePresident-WmAlWheeler.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[William A. Wheeler]] becomes the 19th U.S. Vice President]]
[[File:VicePresident-WmAlWheeler.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[William A. Wheeler]] becomes the 19th U.S. vice president]]
* January 8 – [[Indian Wars]] – [[Battle of Wolf Mountain]]: [[Crazy Horse]] and his warriors fight their last battle with the [[United States Cavalry]] in [[Montana]].
* January 8 – [[Indian Wars]] – [[Battle of Wolf Mountain]]: [[Crazy Horse]] and his warriors fight their last battle with the [[United States Cavalry]] in [[Montana]].
* February 28 – [[Indian Wars]] – Agreement of 1877 (19 Stat. 254): Congress annexes Sioux Indian land, including the Black Hills.
* February 28 – [[Indian Wars]] – Agreement of 1877 (19 Stat. 254): Congress annexes Sioux Indian land, including the Black Hills.
* March 2 – In the [[Compromise of 1877]], the [[U.S. presidential election, 1876]] is resolved with the selection of [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] as the winner, even though [[Samuel J. Tilden]] had won the popular vote on November 7, 1876.
* March 2 – In the [[Compromise of 1877]], the [[U.S. presidential election, 1876]] is resolved with the selection of [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] as the winner, even though [[Samuel J. Tilden]] had won the popular vote on November 7, 1876.
* March 4 – [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] was sworn in as the 19th [[President of the United States]], and [[William A. Wheeler]] sworn in as [[Vice President of the United States]].
* March 4 – [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] was sworn in as the 19th [[president of the United States]], and [[William A. Wheeler]] sworn in as the 19th [[vice president of the United States]].
* March 13 – [[Chester Greenwood]] patents [[earmuffs]].
* March 13 – [[Chester Greenwood]] patents [[earmuffs]].


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* May 8 – At Gilmore's Gardens in [[New York City]], the first [[Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show]] opens (ends May 11).
* May 8 – At Gilmore's Gardens in [[New York City]], the first [[Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show]] opens (ends May 11).
* June 15 – [[Henry Ossian Flipper]] becomes the first [[African American]] cadet to graduate from the [[United States Military Academy]].
* June 15 – [[Henry Ossian Flipper]] becomes the first [[African American]] cadet to graduate from the [[United States Military Academy]].
* June 17 – [[Indian Wars]] – [[Battle of White Bird Canyon]]: The [[Ne Pierce tribe|Nez Perce]] defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the [[Idaho Territory]].
* June 17 – [[Indian Wars]] – [[Battle of White Bird Canyon]]: The [[Nez Perce]] defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the [[Idaho Territory]].
* June 21 – The [[Molly Maguires]] are hanged at [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Carbon County]] Prison in [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania]].
* June 21 – The [[Molly Maguires]] are hanged at [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Carbon County]] Prison in [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania]].


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* November 16 – [[Rice W. Means]], U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1924 to 1927 (died [[1949 in the United States|1949]])
* November 16 – [[Rice W. Means]], U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1924 to 1927 (died [[1949 in the United States|1949]])
* November 24
* November 24
** [[Alben W. Barkley]], 35th [[Vice President of the United States]] from 1949 to 1953 and U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1927 to 1949 and from 1955 to 1956 (died [[1956 in the United States|1956]])
** [[Alben W. Barkley]], 35th [[vice president of the United States]] from 1949 to 1953 and U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1927 to 1949 and from 1955 to 1956 (died [[1956 in the United States|1956]])
** [[Edward C. Kalbfus]], admiral (died [[1954 in the United States|1954]])
** [[Edward C. Kalbfus]], admiral (died [[1954 in the United States|1954]])


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  1. ^ "Notable Players of Past and the Present (No. 19): Ben DeBar," New York Clipper, Vol. 58, No. 12, May 7, 1910, p. 310
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