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Knights of Labor
The first major American labor union was established they were called The Knights of Labor -
Oil Company
The Oil company ran by John Rockefeller was incorporated. -
The Panic of 1873
This was a serious economic crisis that led to riots, strikes and civil unrest. -
Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner publish The Gilded Age
Interesting facts about the era referred to as the Gilded Age detailed below. The history of the Gilded Age and era is told in a factual timeline sequence consisting of a series of interesting dates and short facts providing a simple method of relating the history of the Gilded Age for schools, kids and homework projects. -
The Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge was the first steel-wire suspension bridge in the world -
First Ashcan painters
John Sloan, Everett Shinn, George Luks, William Glackens were considered the first generation of Ashcan School painters. -
John Sloan and the 8
John Sloan, Robert Henri, George Luks, William Glackens, Everett Shinn, Arthur B. Davies, Earnest Lawson and Maurice Prendergast all painted in different styles.