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Andrew Carnegie, one of the greatest entrepreneurs in history, is born in Dunfermline, Scotland.
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12-year-old Carnegie finds work as a messenger boy at a railroad company under the employment of Tom Scott.
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At age 30, Carnegie becomes manager of Tom's railroad company and is faced with the task of creating the St. Louis Bridge.
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Keystone Bridge Company was a bridge building company established by Carnegie which later led to the first steel bridge.
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Construction began in February 1868 of the first bridge to stretch across the Mississippi River.
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He married Louise Whitfield one year after his mother died.
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Carnegie purchased Homestead Steel Works.
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The Carnegie Steel Company was founded. Carnegie figured out how to mass-produce steel.
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The company tried to lower employees wages and the employees objected. They refused to work and started a conflict that became known as the Homestead Strike. While Carnegie was away at the time of the strike, many held him accountable for his mangers' actions.
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Andrew and Louise Carnegie had their only child and named her Margaret after Andrew's mother.
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At the age of 65, Carnegie decided to spend the rest of his days helping others and begun his philanthropic work.
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Carnegie sold Carnegie Steel Company to J.P. Morgan for $500 million.
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Carnegie donated $5 million to the New York Public Library, so they could open more branches. During his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over $350 million.
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Carnegie Steel, now under J.P. Morgan, became incorporated and had a name change.
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Carnegie established the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh which now has changed its name.
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Carnegie's love for education led him to create the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching which is meant to advance teaching and learning for many.
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Carnegie's strong interest in world problems lead him to form the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace which was meant to drive the advancement of peace by analyzing and developing fresh policy ideas.
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Carnegie died in Lenox, Massachusets at the age of 83 from bronchial pneumonia.
