Franklin Mint – History of the US – Alexander Graham Bell – 1876 – 45mm – Proof Bronze Medal. March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone; May 10-Nov 10 – Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia; June 25 – Sioux Indians massacre General Custer and his men; Nov. 7 – Samuel J. Tilden wins larger vote than Rutherford B. Hayes, but four States are disputed.