Ellis Island Timeline By JooseBox 1857 The Dead Rabbits Riot 1865 The Ku Klux Klan is Established 1870 John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil 1876 Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone 1889 The Great Oklahoma Land Race 1892 Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants 1900 The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published 1901 Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States 1901 J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel 1903 Ford Motor Company is Founded 1904 Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil 1910 Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants 1913 The 17th Amendment is Passed 1913 The 16th Amendment is Passed 1931 The Empire State Building Opens