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Samuel Gompers becomes leader of American Federation of Labor
longest serving president of the american federation of labor -
William Kelly and Henry Bessemer discover a way to process iron ore into steel
Did this through the proccess of injecting air into molten iron -
Edwin Drake strikes oil in Pennsylvania
first to successfully drill for oil -
National Labor Union is organized
sought to improve work environments through legislative reforms -
Joseph McCoy established a cattle trading station in Kansas
named the town abilene -
Christopher sholes invents the typewriter
It was the first working typewriter -
Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads meet at Promontory Point, Utah
The central pacific railroad and the union pacific were going to connect -
George Westinghouse invents the air brakes
Air brakes are breaks that work by air pressure. George Westinghouse invented the air brakes and opens the company that manufactures them: Westinghouse Air Break Company -
John D. Rockefeller creates Standard Oil in Ohio
It was an american oil, producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company -
Edison invents the phonograph
Thomas Edison's favorite invention -
The Great Railroad Strike
U.S.'s first major air strike -
Terrence Powderly becomes the leader of the kinghts of labor
Leader of the largest labor organizations -
Haymarket Square Riot
Was the aftermath after someone threw a bomb at police -
The Statue of Liberty is unveiled
the statue of liberty is colassal, neoclassical sculpture -
Andrew Carnegie publishes The Gospel of Wealth
The book describes the responsibility of philanthropy -
Forest Reserve Act passed
law that allowed the U.S. president to setaside reserves from the land in public domain -
Rivers and Harbors Act Passed
oldest federal environmental law -
Andrew carnegie sells U.S. Steel to J.p. Morgan for $480 million
Andrew established Carnegie-Mellon University after selling his steel corporation -
Standard Oil is dissobled
It was a supreme court ruling