America in 1885-1915

1885-1915

Period: Jan 1, 1885 to Jan 1, 1915

first appendectomy

Jan 4, 1885

Dr. W. W. Grant performed the first ever appendectomy on Mary Gartside

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Feb 18, 1885

Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is published

Washington monument

Feb 21, 1885

Washington Monument dedicated in Washington D.C.

AT&T

Mar 3, 1885

AT&T is incorporated in New York

Pearl Harbor

Jan 20, 1887

US Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor

The Gramaphone

Nov 8, 1887

Emile Berliner is granted a patent for the gramophone.

President

Nov 6, 1888

Benjamin Harrison stops the goal of Grover Cleveland to be a two term president.

Battle at Wounded Knee

Dec 29, 1890

the Battle at Wounded Kneewas a massacre started by U.S. troops

Football

Sep 3, 1895

The first professional football game is played

the Olympics

Apr 6, 1896

The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece.

Louis Armstrong

Aug 4, 1901

Louis Armstrong was born.

The plane

Dec 17, 1903

The first flight was made by the Wright brothers and it lasted 12 seconds

Titanic

Apr 15, 1912

The Titanicrammed into a iceberg and a couple hours later it sunk

The assembly line

Oct 7, 1913

Henry ford used conveyor belt based assembly line in Highland Park, Michigan.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated along with his wife, and this started WW1.