Expansion

Expansion

• August 1, 1870 - Colorado is the 38th state admitted to the Union. After three tries, Colorado was made a state on August 1, 1876.
  
• March 4, 1873 - Ulysses Grant is sworn in as President for a second term.
  
• March 4, 1873 - Henry Wilson is sworn in as the 18th Vice President of the United States.
  
• March 4, 1877 - William Wheeler is sworn in as the 19th Vice President of the United States.
  
• March 5, 1877 - Rutherford Hayes is sworn in as the 19th President of the United States.
  
• March 4, 1881 - James Garfield is sworn in as the 20th President of the United States.
  
• March 4, 1881 - Chester Arthur is sworn in as the 20th Vice President of the United States.
  
• September 20, 1881 - Chester Arthur is sworn in as the 21st President of the United States.
  
• May 17, 1884 - The Alaska Territory is organized.
  
• March 4, 1885 - Grover Cleveland is sworn in as the 22nd President of the United States.
  
• March 4, 1885 - Thomas Hendricks is sworn in as the 21st Vice President of the United States.
  
• March 4, 1889 - Benjamin Harrison is sworn in as the 23rd President of the United States.
  
• March 4, 1889 - Levi Morton is sworn in as the 22nd Vice President of the United States.
  
• November 2, 1889 - North Dakota is the 39th state admitted to the Union. Both North and South Dakota became states on November 2, 1889.
  
• November 2, 1889 - South Dakota is the 40th state admitted to the Union. Both North and South Dakota became states on November 2, 1889.
  
• November 8, 1889 - Montana is the 41st state admitted to the Union.
  
• November 11, 1889 - Washington is the 42nd state admitted to the Union.
  
• May 2, 1890 - The Oklahoma Territory is organized.
  
• July 3, 1890 - Idaho is the 43rd state admitted to the Union.
  
• July 10, 1890 - Wyoming is the 44th state admitted to the Union. Although the Wyoming population was not enough to qualify for statehood, it became one anyway on July 10, 1890.
  
• March 4, 1893 - Grover Cleveland is sworn in as the 24th President of the United States.
  
• March 4, 1893 - Adlai Stevenson is sworn in as the 23rd Vice President of the United States.
  
• January 4, 1896 - Utah is the 45th state admitted to the Union.
  
• March 4, 1897 - William McKinley is sworn in as the 25th President of the United States.
  
• March 4, 1897 - Garret Hobart is sworn in as the 24th Vice President of the United States.