Business Timeline

  • Civil war

    Civil war

    The civil war occurred from April 12 1861 to May 9th 1865.
  • Reconstruction Act of 1867

    Reconstruction Act of 1867

    Sends an army of occupation to help rebuild the south and readmint the soutern states to the Union.
  • First Transcontinental Railroad Completed

    First Transcontinental Railroad Completed

    The first railroad was known as "Pacific Road".
  • Granger Laws

    Granger Laws

    Used to regulate the prices of fares for railroads and grain elevator companies. Occures in the late 1860s and early 1870s.
  • Blue Jeans are Invented

    Blue Jeans are Invented

  • 1873 Economic Panic

    1873 Economic Panic

    Occurred in part due to the Franco Prussian war, lasted 6 years or more.
  • Edison invents the Phonograph

    Edison invents the Phonograph

    Edison invents the first Phonograph that could replicate sound accurately.
  • First Telephone Exchage 1878

    First Telephone Exchage 1878

    Occured in New Haven, Connecticut.
  • First Commerical Car Sold 1886

    First Commerical Car Sold 1886

    Only 25 Benz's were sold between this time and 1893.
  • First Ever Video Recorded

    First Ever Video Recorded

    Was filmed at Oakwood Grange, and featured Sarah Whitely, Adolphe le Prince and Joesph and Harriet Whitely.
  • First Gramaphone Record

    First Gramaphone Record

  • First Cardboard Box Produced In US.

    First Cardboard Box Produced In US.

    Was produced in the UK in 1817.
  • US. acquires Hawaii

    US. acquires Hawaii

    Was the decison of President McKinley at the behest of American Investors.
  • Banking Panic of 1907

    Banking Panic of 1907

    Leads to the establishment of the Federal Reserve
  • Ford introduces the Assmebly Line

    Ford introduces the Assmebly Line

  • 16th Amendment

    16th Amendment

    Income Tax is firmly established
  • Beginning of World War 1

    Beginning of World War 1

  • Start of the Roaring 20s

    Start of the Roaring 20s

    Post WWI, the triumphant US enjoys a strong economy.
  • Crash of Wall Street

    Crash of Wall Street

    End of the Roaring 20s.
  • Election of FDR and the "New Deal"

    Election of FDR and the "New Deal"

    The "New Deal" included things such as social security and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
  • US Enters WWII

    US Enters WWII

    Marks the end of the depression with monumental government spending.
  • G.I. Bill

    G.I. Bill

    Creates an educated work-force funding American Soldiers education
  • Start of Interstate Highway

    Start of Interstate Highway

  • Decline of Baby Boom

    Decline of Baby Boom

  • Creation of Medicaid and Medicare

    Creation of Medicaid and Medicare

    Established by President Johnson
  • 1973 Oil Crisis

    1973 Oil Crisis

    Prices of Oil Barrels skrocket from 3 dollars to 12.
  • Release of First Mac

    Release of First Mac

  • Windows is released

    Windows is released

  • 1987 Economic Scare

    1987 Economic Scare

  • NAFTA is Established

    NAFTA is Established

    Free trade between US, Mexico and Canada
  • First Blackberry is released

    First Blackberry is released

  • First Iphone announced

    First Iphone announced

  • Housing Bubble Bursts

    Housing Bubble Bursts

  • First Android Phone is released

    First Android Phone is released

  • Debt Ceiling Crisis

    Debt Ceiling Crisis