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Oil in PA, Homestead Act, Typewriter, Airbrake Invented
The Pennsylvania Oil Rush was a boom in petroleum production which occured in northwestern Pennsylvainia from 1859 to the early 1870s. It was the first oil boom in the United States.
The Homestead Act encourgaed westen migration by providing 160 acres of public land to settlers.
The first typewriter was invented by Christopher Latham Sholes.
The first air brake was invented by George Westinghouse. -
Bessemer process discovered, National Labor Union Started, First Transcontinental Railroad Built.
Englishman Henry Bessemer discovered the Bessemer Proccess.
The National Labor Union was founded by William H. Sylvis.
The First Continental Railroad was completed in Utah. -
Standard Oil Company Started, B&O Railroad, Strike Telephone Invented
The Standard Oil Company was started by John D. Rockefeller.
The B&O Railroad strike took place in Maryland and West Virginia.
The teleohone was invented by Alexander Grahm Bell and Antonio Meucci. -
Phonograph Invented, Lightbulb Invented, Haymarket Square Riot
Thomas Edison, Eldridge R. Johnson and Emile Berliner invented the phonograph. -
Statue of Liberty, Gospel of Wealth published, Forrest Reserve Act
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Standard oil disolved by the supreme court, Homestead strike, Pullman strike
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Caregie sells to J.P Morgan