Timeline: 10 historic events | Timetoast

Period: 1867 to 1867

Alaska bought

Alaska was bought in March 30 1867 by america for 7.2 million
Period: 1869 to 1869

the transcontinental Railroad

This Railroad was built under the names of Collis,Charles,Leland,and Mark.These railroads were completed in may 10th of 1869
Period: 1870 to 1870

Standard oil

Standard oil was created by a man named John Rockefeller in 1870
Period: 1876 to 1876

Invention of the telephone

The telephone was invented by a man named Alexander Gram bell it was completed March 10th 1876
Period: 1876 to 1876

Chinese Exclusion act

In May 6th 1876 president Chester Arthur signed a federal law prohibiting immegration of chinese laborors
Period: 1878 to 1878

Invention of the light bulb

The light bulb was made by a man named Thomas Edison in October 18 1878.
Period: 1886 to 1886

AFL

In December of 1886 A man named Samuel Gumpers Founded the American Federation of Labor.
Period: 1890 to 1890

Sherman Antitrust Act

In July of 1890 the Sherman Antitrust act was approved by president Benjamin Herrison
Period: 1892 to 1892

Ellis Island

Ellis Island was opened to the public in January of 1892
Period: 1892 to 1892

homestead strike

This strike started in July of 1892 at carnage's steel factory
Period: 1896 to 1896

Plessy vs. Fergusun
Period: 1898 to 1898

U.S. declares war on spain
Period: 1898 to 1898

The Philippine insurrection comes to a end
Period: 1898 to 1898

Hawaii is annexed
Period: 1899 to 1899

The White Man's burden
Period: 1901 to 1901

Tenement Act
Period: 1901 to 1901

Start of boxer rebellion
Period: 1901 to 1901

Mckenly assaination
Period: 1904 to 1904

Monroe Docterin declares U.S was right to interfer with western hem
Period: 1906 to 1906

Pure food & drug act, and The meat inspection act.
Period: 1907 to 1907

Peak year of imagretion in ellis Island
Period: 1908 to 1908

First model T car.
Period: 1909 to 1909

creation of NAACP
Period: 1911 to 1911

Triangle Shirtwaist fire
Period: 1914 to 1914

Franz assasination
Period: 1914 to 1914

Panama Canal opening
Period: 1917 to 1917

U.S enters WW1
Period: 1919 to 1919

Ratification of the 18th amendment
Period: 1919 to 1919

women get the right to vote
Period: 1994 to 1994

"The jungle" Published