1877

Events

 * March 4:
 * William Wheeler becomes Vice President of the United States
 * David Davis becomes a Senator of Illinois
 * Hilary Herbert becomes a Member of the House of Representatives
 * James Jones becomes a Member of the House of Representatives
 * Jeremiah Williams becomes a Member of the House of Representatives
 * William McKinley becomes a Member of the House of Representatives

Births

 * October 2:
 * Carl Trumbull Hayden - Senator of Arizona (d. 1972)
 * November 24:
 * Alben William Barkley - 35th Vice President of the United States (d. 1956)