WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MAY 1876
Find out what all happened February to May 1876

Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray. (14. February 1876)

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized. (11. April 1876)

A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Pennsylvanian Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband. (1. February 1876)

Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone". (7. March 1876)

Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V. (30. May 1876)

Founding of the National Amateur Press Association (NAPA) in Philadelphia. (19. February 1876)

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you." (10. March 1876)

The April Uprising, a key point in modern Bulgarian history, leading to the Russo-Turkish War and the liberation of Bulgaria from domination as an independent part of the Ottoman Empire. (20. April 1876)

The April Uprising breaks out in Bulgaria. (2. May 1876)

The first ever National League baseball game is played in Philadelphia. (22. April 1876)

Japan and Korea sign a treaty granting Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea's status as a tributary state of Qing Dynasty China. (26. February 1876)

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. (2. February 1876)