Historical timeline 1860-1920 By Spinemaster Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Dec 31, 1920 Industrial America Jan 1, 1864 China’s Taiping Rebellion ends, leaving 20 million Chinese dead and causing mass emigration. Chinese Taiping Rebellion Nov 29, 1864 U.S. troops kill 150 Cheyenne in Sand Creek Massacre. Sand Creek Massacre Jan 1, 1871 600,000 cattle travel on the Chisholm Trail. Jan 1, 1875 Industrial revolution causes 1 million to crowd Berlin Jun 25, 1876 Battle of Litttle Bighorn ends in the death of Custer and his troops. The Battle of Little Bighorn Jan 1, 1880 Crop faliure and a poor economy cause milllions of Italians to emigrate May 18, 1889 Thousands lay claim to land during the Oklaoma land Rush Oklahoma land rush Jan 1, 1901 Oil strike occurs in Spindletop Hill in Texas Jan 1, 1901 Queen Victoria of Great Britain dies. Queen Victoria Jan 1, 1910 Angel Island immigration station opens in San Fransisco Bay Jan 1, 1910 British colonies in southern Africa unite as Union of South Africa. Jan 1, 1917 Congress approves a literacy test for immigrants.
