1877-2016 By jricher17 Feb 4, 1826 Photgraphy invented Feb 4, 1831 Reaper invented Feb 4, 1837 Telegraph Invented Feb 4, 1840 Kerosene starting to be used for lamps Feb 4, 1846 Sewing machine invented Feb 4, 1848 Gold Rush Feb 4, 1850 Bessemer Process began being used Feb 4, 1859 On the Origin Species written by Charles Darwin Feb 4, 1860 Internal Combustion engine invented Feb 4, 1863 Emanctipation Proclamtion Feb 4, 1864 Credit Moblier formed Feb 4, 1867 Dynamite Invented Feb 4, 1867 Type writter invented Feb 4, 1870 Coal Production sky-rocketed Oct 10, 1871 The great chicago fire Feb 4, 1873 Electric motor invented Feb 4, 1876 Telephone invented Feb 4, 1877 Phonograph Invented Period: Feb 16, 1877 to Feb 16, 1899 Unit 1- American beginings to 1877 Feb 4, 1879 Light Bulb invented Period: Feb 4, 1880 to Feb 4, 1920 260,000 immigrants arrived Feb 4, 1882 Chinese exclusion Act Feb 4, 1893 600 banks and 15,000 businesses closed Feb 4, 1894 Pullman cuts employees pay, violent strike Feb 4, 1894 Mckinnely inaugerated Feb 4, 1895 Radio invented Feb 4, 1895 Motion Pictures invented Feb 4, 1895 X-Ray invented Feb 4, 1895 4 million people lost their jobs Feb 4, 1897 Electric subways invented Period: Feb 16, 1900 to Feb 16, 1920 Unit 2- Bridge to 20th century Period: Feb 16, 1900 to Feb 16, 1920 Unit 3- Modern america emerges Feb 4, 1901 Carnagie sold business Feb 4, 1901 Carnagie Steel became words largest business Feb 4, 1902 National Reclamation Act Feb 4, 1903 Airplane invented Apr 18, 1906 San Fran earthquake Feb 4, 1908 Gentlemens agreement Period: Feb 4, 1914 to Feb 4, 1919 WWII Feb 4, 1919 Versalles treaty Feb 4, 1920 Prohibition of Alcohol Period: Feb 4, 1920 to Feb 4, 1930 Politics in the twenties Period: Feb 16, 1920 to Feb 16, 1959 Unit 4- 1920's and great depression Dec 7, 1941 Attack on pearl harbor Feb 5, 1950 Baby boom Period: Feb 8, 1960 to Feb 8, 1969 Womens Movement Period: Feb 16, 1960 to Feb 16, 1979 Unit 5- WWII Period: Feb 16, 1980 to Feb 16, 2000 Unit 6- Living with great turnoil Nov 8, 1980 Reagan gets Elected Feb 4, 1990 Full time fire departments Period: Feb 16, 1990 to Feb 16, 2016 Unit 7- passage to a new century Feb 4, 1998 3 countries sent over immigrants Nov 8, 2000 Bush election Sep 11, 2001 Attack on world trade centers