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14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. and gaurentees the process of equal rights and protection of the laws.
This is significant because it gave people their basic rights a a U.S. citizen. -
Completing the Transcontinental Railroad
A golden spike is driven into a railroad tie at Promontory, Utah, completing the TCRR. Built in just over three years by 20,000 workers, consisting of Irish immigrants, chineese, african-americans, and some U.S. citizens. The track is 1,775 miles long. -
Our Population
Americas population grows to 39,818,449 people. -
Standard Oil forms
John D. Rockefeller, at 31 years old forms Standard Oil of Ohio -
15th Amendment to the U.S.
Gaurentees the right to vote regardless of Race, Color, or Religion. -
Women's right to vote?
Victoria Woodhull petitions Congress demanding that women recivie the right to vote under the 14th Amendment of the United States -
Indians no longer independent
Congress declares that all Indian tribes are no longer classified or treated as Independent nations -
The Fire that took all
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The fire in all took 250 lives and burned down 17,500 buildings. -
The Financial Panic
5,183 Business Fail -
The fencing of Cattle
Barbed-Wire was invented by a farmer named Joesph Glidden. He found a way to fence his cattle and protect his land. -
The world's first kidnapping
At 4-years-old Charley Brewster Ross was kidnapped for ransom. He was never found. -
Civil Rights Act
Congress passes the Civil Rights Act to guarentee equal use of public amusements. It also allowed African Americans to be on jury duty. -
The Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell (29 years old) patents the telephone. -
The Battle of Little Big Horn
George A. Custer and his 265 enlisted men were killed by Sioux Indians at Little Horn River. -
The Great RailRoad Strike
In Marinsburg W. Va.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad imposes a 10% wage cut. -
Phonogragh
Thomas Edison at 30 years old invents the phonograph -
Women Suffrage Amendment
The Senate defeats a woman's suffrage amendment 34-16. -
Let There Be Light!
Thomas Edison invents the lightbulb -
The Chineese Exclusion Act
The Chineese immigrants aren't allowed into the U.S. for 10 years. -
It's Standard Time
The Railroads in the U.S. and Canada adopt Standard Time -
Statue Of Liberty
President Grover Cleveland reveals the Statue of Liberty. -
Johnstown Flood
An abandoned reservoir breaks, flooding Johnstown, Pa.
Killing 2,295 people. -
US Census Says..
US population: 62,947,714. -
White Settlements on Indian Land
900,000 acres of land given to the Sauk, Fox, and Pottawatomi Indians is now being a settlement of both Indians and Whites. -
Ellis Island
Ellis Island opens to screen immigrants. 20 Million will pass through before before closing in 1954 -
World'd Cloumbian Exhibition
Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America. It features the worlds first Ferris Wheel. -
Taxes Coming Down
The Supreme Court cuts down an income tax. -
Plessy v.s. Ferguson
The US Supreme Court rules that segregation of blacks and whites is permitted under the Constitution as long as both races receive equal facilities. -
Spanish-American War (Ends August 12, 1898)
United States acquires Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. -
Defeating the Spanish Fleet
Commander George Dewey's flotilla defeats the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay. He only suffered 8-wounded.
