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Guilded Age

By benlawson
  • William Kelly and Henry Bessemer discover a way to process iron ore into steel

    William Kelly and Henry Bessemer discover a way to process iron ore into steel

    Process was done by injecting air into molten iron
  • Edwin Drake strikes oil in Pennsylvania

    Edwin Drake strikes oil in Pennsylvania

    First oil well ever drilled
  • National Labor Union Organized

    National Labor Union Organized

  • Joseph McCoy establishes a cattle trading station in Kansas

    Joseph McCoy establishes a cattle trading station in Kansas

    Allowed Texas cattle to travel west
  • Christopher Sholes invents the typewriter

    Christopher Sholes invents the typewriter

    First one to arrange letters in qwerty style
  • The Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads meet at Promontory

    The Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads meet at Promontory

    Revolutionized western travel
  • George Westinghouse invents the air brakes

    George Westinghouse invents the air brakes

    Air brake was invented by American manufacturer George Westinghouse and was first used on passenger trains in 1868.
  • John D. Rockefeller creates Standard Oil in Ohio

    John D. Rockefeller creates Standard Oil in Ohio

    Became one of the biggest oil companies in the world
  • Thomas Edison invents phonograph

    Thomas Edison invents phonograph

    Figured out how to record sound on tin foil coated cylinders
  • Great Railroad Strike

    Great Railroad Strike

    Response to wage cutting for Ohio and Baltimore Railroad workers
  • Terrence Powderly becomes leader of Knights of Labor

    Terrence Powderly becomes leader of Knights of Labor

  • Samuel Gompers becomes leader of American Federation of Labor

    Samuel Gompers becomes leader of American Federation of Labor

    Was the very first president
  • Statue of Liberty is unveiled

    Statue of Liberty is unveiled

    Gift from France that is a symbol of the United States to this day.
  • Haymarket Square Riot

    Haymarket Square Riot

    Aftermath of bombing that took place at a labor demonstration.
  • Forest Reserve Act is passed and issued

    Forest Reserve Act is passed and issued

    Allowed the president to set aside forest reserves from land in the public domain.
  • Rivers and Harbors Act passed

    Rivers and Harbors Act passed

    First fedreal water pollution act in the United States
  • Andrew Carnegie publishes "The Gospel of Wealth"

    Andrew Carnegie publishes "The Gospel of Wealth"

    Describes the responsobility of the rich
  • Andrew Carnegie sells U.S steel to J.P Morgan for $480 million

    Andrew Carnegie sells U.S steel to J.P Morgan for $480 million

    made him the richest man in the world
  • Standard Oil is Dissolved

    Standard Oil is Dissolved

    The U.S government brings a federal lawsuit against Standard Oil and leads to collapse