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The Dead Rabbits Riot
The Dead Rabbits riot was a two-day civil disturbance in New York City evolving from what was originally a small-scale street fight between members of the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys into a citywide gang war. It was the biggest scene of gang violence until the New York Draft Riots of 1863. Order was restored by the New York State Militia, supported by detachments of city police, under Major-General Charles W. Sandford. -
The Ku Klux Klan is Established
The KKK is a American white supremacist group who targets African Americans, Jews, Latinos, Asian Americans, Catholics, and Native Americans and many other races and people that aren't like themselves. Held on private land in Tennessee, the largest Klan rally of 2021 occurred in May. The KKK activity will likely remain stagnant or continue to decline in 2022. Groups continue to develop websites and attempt to utilize social media platforms, but with little success. -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller started Standard Oil Company with his business partners and brother. The company was very successful which made Rockefeller one of the world's first billionaires. Standard Oil gained a monopoly by buying rival refineries and developing companies. In 1882, these various companies were combined into the Standard Oil Trust, which would control 90 percent of the nation's refineries. Standard Oil Company closed in 1911 due to a lawsuit brought on by the U.S government. -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
Alexander figured out how to transmit a simple current first, and received a patent for the invention of the telephone. His invention impacted the world forever because communications continued to expand and improve across the globe, allowing people to stay connected from virtually anywhere. On august 2nd of 1922 bell died due to complications caused by diabetes. -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
In 1828 Congress designated the land that would become Oklahoma as Indian Territory. White settlers were required to leave. An estimated 50,000 people were lined up at the start, looking to gain a piece of the available two million acres. By setting the stage for non-Indian settlement of other sections of Indian Territory, the Oklahoma Land Run quickly led to the creation of Oklahoma Territory and ultimately to the formation of the forty-sixth state of the Union, Oklahoma. -
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
This day was the official opening for Ellis Island. Seven hundred immigrants passed through Ellis Island that day, and almost 450,000 followed over the course of that first year. Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through. Ellis island is significant because approximately 40 percent of America's population can trace their ancestry through Ellis Island. -
The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
Author L. Frank Baum published The Wizard of Oz Book, an American children's novel about a Kansas farm girl named Dorothy. Dorothy and her dog Toto are swept up by a tornado and end up in a magical Land of Oz. The book had sold three million copies by 1956. This book became especially popular and important in the 1930s because many thought the book symbolized America in the Great Depression by metaphorically relating the characters to the different divisions of Americans. -
J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
J. P. Morgan formed U.S. steel. Having financed the creation of the Federal Steel Company in 1898, Morgan in 1901 joined in merging it with the giant Carnegie Steel Company and other steel companies to form United States Steel Corporation, which was the world's first billion-dollar corporation. Morgan one was of the most powerful bankers of his era. He also helped finance railroads, General Electric and other major corporations. -
Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States
Teddy Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States. Roosevelt assumed the presidency at age 42 after McKinley was assassinated. He is the youngest person to be president yet. Roosevelts presidentsy was significant because he focused on Central America, where he began construction of the Panama Canal. He expanded the Navy and sent the Great White Fleet on a world tour to project American naval power. -
Ford Motor Company is Founded
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automobile manufacturer. It was founded by Henry Ford who built his first experimental car in a workshop behind his home in Detroit. The first Ford car was assembled at the Mack Avenue plant. By October 1st Ford Motor Company had turned a profit of $37,000. Ford Motor Company is important because the introduction of the automobile transformed agricultural economies in the United States and even around the world into prosperous industrial. -
Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil
As the most famous woman journalist of her time, Tarbell founded the American Magazine in 1906. She authored biographies of several important businessmen and wrote a series of articles about an extremely controversial issue of her day. Tarbell's wrote a 19-part article exposing the business practices of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company that had destroyed her father's oil business, in Pennsylvania's oil region in the 1870s. -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
Angel Island is an island in San Francisco Bay. Angel island immigration station was for Asians and other immigrants coming from the west to enter the U.S. It also functioned as a deportation facility. Around 175,000 Chinese and about 60,000 Japanese immigrants were detained under oppressive conditions, generally from two weeks to six months, before being allowed to enter the U.S. This facility was closed on November 5 of 1940. -
The 17th Amendment is Passed
The Seventeenth Amendment is an amendment to the US Constitution that states that senators will be elected to six-year terms by popular vote. This is significant because the 17th Amendment modified Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution by allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators. Prior to its passage, senators were chosen by state legislatures. -
The 16th Amendment is Passed
The 16th amendment allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population. The 16th amendment is important because it played a central role in building up the powerful American federal government of the twentieth century by making it possible to enact a modern, nationwide income tax. Before long, the income tax would become by far the federal government's largest source of revenue. -
The Empire State Building Opens
The Empire State is located in New York, NY. The 102-story building was opened by President Hoover by pressing a button to turn the lights on all the way from in Washington D.C. in the White House. The building was built for housing corporate offices. Opening in the midst of the Great Depression, the building lifted the spirits of American citizens, the Empire State Building has symbolized the technological prowess and economic strength of the United States.