150 Years 1872-1886 The Dalles THE DECADES OF HISTORY PART TWO OF THE DALLES CHRONICLE'S TEN-PART SERIES. March 30, 2007 page 6 TIMELINE November 4, 1880 James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio patent the first cash register. January 25, 1881 Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison start the Oriental Telephone Company. February 19, 1881 Kansas bans all alcoholic beverages. April 30, 1881 Billy the Kid escapes from jail in Mesilla, New Mexico. May 21, 1881 Clara Barton establishes the American Red Cross. July 2, 1881 Charles Julius Guiteau shoots President James A. Garfield who survives. September 19, 1881 James A. Garfield dies. Vice President Chester Arthur becomes 21st president of the United States. September 24, 1881 Knights of Pythias founded, Friendship Lodge No. 9. October 26, 1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. January 2, 1882 John D. Rockefeller combines his oil holdings into Standard Oil trust. February 3, 1882 Jumbo, the elephant, is purchased by P.T. Barnum. March 22, 1882 Polygamy is outlawed by the U.S. Congress because of the practice by Mormons in Utah. March 29, 1882 Knights of Columbus are established. April 3, 1882 Robert Ford kills Jesse James, with a shot in the back, for a $5,000 reward. August 5, 1882 Standard Oil of New Jersey is established. August 20, 1882 Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" debuts in Moscow. September 5, 1882 The first Labor Day parade is held in New York City. Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program