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The bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel.
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Edwin Drake is the first to successfully drill for oil
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It was the first national labor federation in the United States.
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McCoy established a town in Kansas so cattle drivers can send cattle there.
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Christopher Sholes also the qwerty layout of the keyboard
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The Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad companies complete the transcontinenal railroad
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It was the largest oil refiner during its time
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The air brakes were adopted by truck and heavy road vehicle manufacturers in the early 20th century, after its advantages were proven in railway use
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The first device able to record and reproduce sound. Also called the gramophone, it eventually led to the invention of the turntable
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It was caused by the cutting of wages for the third time that year. It lasted for 45 days
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Powderly used the Knights if Labor to improve the lives of the workingman, but he disliked Chinese migrant workers
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The AFL gained more strength than the Knights of Labor under Samuel Gompers' lead
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It was the aftermath of a bomb that resulted in the deaths of seven police officers and 4 civillians.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the USA from the people of France
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It argued that the wealthy should distribute their wealth carefully and not waste it onextravagance and irresponsible spending
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allowed the US president to set aside forest reserves from the land in the public domain
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It is the oldest federal environmental law in the United States.
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The U.S. Steel Corporation after J. P. Morgan bought the Carnegie Steel Corporation.
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Standard Oil was dissolved by the Supreme Court after it ruled that the company was an illegal monopoly
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