Hist15 Final Project By AnnaNicolexx Jan 1, 1863 The Homestead act Apr 9, 1865 End of the Civil War May 29, 1865 President Johnson's Reconstruction Plan May 10, 1869 Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad Jan 10, 1870 Rockefeller founded Standard Oil Mar 7, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell patented the Telephone Nov 7, 1876 The Presidential Election Jan 27, 1877 The Wormley Agreement The compromise of 1877 Jul 16, 1877 The Great Railroad Strike Dec 31, 1879 Thomas Edison patented the Lightbulb 1889 Andrew Carnegie's The Gospel of Wealth was published Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Started 1904 Roosevelt's The Square Deal 1909 Taft's Dollar Diplomacy Oct 7, 1913 Henry Ford introduced The Moving Assembly Line Jul 28, 1914 Start of WWI Jan 17, 1920 Prohibition 1929 Start of the Great Depression 1932 FDR Brain Trust Sep 1, 1939 Start of WWII