1877 in the United States
Events from the year 1877 in the United States. Incumbents Federal government President: Ulysses S. Grant (R-Ohio) (until March 4), Rutherford B. Hayes (R-Ohio) (starting March 4) Vice President: vacant (until March 4), William A. Wheeler (R-New York) (starting March 4) Chief Justice: Morrison Waite (Ohio) Speaker of the House of Representatives: Samuel J. Randall (D-Pennsylvania) Congress: 44th (until March 4), 45th (starting March 4) Events January–March 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. 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 the 19th vice president of the United States. March 13 – Chester Greenwood patents earmuffs. April–June April 15 – First telephone line installed