Rutherford B. Hayes
| 1879 | Edison invents incandescent light bulb |
Drawing from Thomas Edison’s notebook, September 1879
| 1881 | Clara Barton founds American Association of the Red Cross, is elected president, establishes first local chapter of the America Red Cross at Dansville, New York, and aids victims of Michigan forest fires; James A. Garfield becomes President, is shot July 2, and is succeeded by Chester Arthur |
James A. Garfield
Chester Arthur