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Comstock Lode
A large vien of prescious metals is discovered in Nevada. -
Sandcreek Massacre
Colorado militi attacked a group of friendly natives and killed 70-163 of them. -
Freedmen's Bureau established
U.S goverment agency created to aid freed slaves during reconstrution. -
Lincoln assassinated
Lincoln is shot at Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth -
President Johnson issues Reconstruction proclamation
The age of post Civil war reconstruction begins -
Ku Klux Klan was founded
Pro white extremist group responsible for many crimes was formed -
National Grange
Farmers unionised -
U.S purchased Alaska from Russia
Secretary of State William H. Seward Purchased Alaska from Russia. -
Grant becomes President of the U.S
Ulysses S. Grant beat Seymour in the presidential election. -
Fisk and Gould attempt to corner the gold market
Fisk and Gould in a scandlous act aided by members of the U.S goverment gained control of the gold market for a period of time. -
Standard Oil Company Organized
J.D.Rockefeller created the worlds largest oil refining company. -
Boss Tweed Scandal
Tweed had gained control of many buisnesses within New York -
Freedmen's Bureau ends
The goverment agency that helped freed slaves ended. -
Credit Mobilier scandal exposed
Union Pacific Railroad formed a construction company and hired themselves at an inflated rate throught the U.S goverment. -
Whiskey ring scandal
The Whiskey ring scandal that involved many goverment imploies was exposed -
First Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell Invents the first telephone -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Custard attacked a group of natives only ensureing his and his men's lives would end in that battle. -
Reconstruction ends
Military reconstruction in the South ends with the compromise of 1877. -
The electric light
Thomas Alva Edison and company invented the first practical electric light bulb. -
Christian Science
Mary Baker Eddy establishes the religion christian science -
James A. Garfeild president
James A. Garfeild becomes the 20th president of the U.S.A -
American Red Cross founded
Clara Barton established The American Red Cross -
Garfield is assassinated
president Garfeild is assassinated and his vice president Cheaster Arthur replaces him. -
Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington becomes the head of Tuskeggee Institute -
"The Greatest Show on Earth"
Barnum and Bailey Joined together to from the Barnum and Bailey circus -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act becomes law and no more chinese immigrants were allowed into the U.S intill December 17th, 1943 -
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge was completed connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan. -
Mark Twain
Mark Twain published the adventures of Huckleberry Finn -
Grover Cleveland becomes president
Grover Cleveland becomes the 22nd president of the U.S -
First skyscraper
Louis Sullivan built the first sky scraper in Chicago -
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was placed in the New York harbor -
Benjamin Harrison becomes president
Benjamin Harrison becomes the 23rd president of the U.S -
Hull House
Jane Addams established hull house in Chicago -
Battle of Wounded Knee
U.S millitary fought with Lokota Indians. -
Depression of 1893 begins
The greatest economic depression to hit America intill the Great Depression starts. -
J.P Morgan loans money to the federal goverment
J.P. Morgan loans $65 million in gold to the federal goverment to end the depression of 1893 -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson gives rise to seperate but equal faciluties for blacks and whites is leagal. -
The Maine
The battleship Maine exploded in the Havana harbor causeing more U.S citizens to scream for war. -
Hawaii
Hawaii recived full territorial status in America. -
Payne-Aldrich Tariff
Compromise bill that helped split the republican party -
NAACP
National Association for advancement of colored people was founded -
Ballinger-Pinchot affair
President Taft replaced Roosevelt's old secretary of the interior. This worried conservationists and further split the republican party. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist company llight ablaze with fire causeing hundreds of deaths. This incedent lead to many safety reforms. -
U.S Steel Corporation antitrust suit
Taft goes after U.S Steel for the use of trusts to form a monopoly. This angered Theodore Roosevelt and caused him to run against Taft in the 1912 election. -
Taft Wins Republic nomination
Taft beats Roosevelt for the republican nomination for presidency. Causeing Roosevelt to form a third party. -
Wilson Takes the Presidency
The split republican party could not compete with the democratic party. -
Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve Act lead to the Federal Reserve System or the goverments system of banking. -
Seventeenth Amendment
The seventeenth amendment calls for the direct election of senators. -
Sixteenth amendment
The sixteenth amendment allows congress to levy an income tax. -
World War 1
World War 1 begins in Europe with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinad of Austria -
The 18th Amendment to the U.S constitution was ratified
The 18th Amendment brought prohibition to America. -
Volstead Act
The enabling legislation for the 18th Amendment that provided a means of enforcement. -
The Red Scare
Period in American history when Americans feared communism like they did witched years ago. -
American Legion founded
Ogrinization of American veterans for American veterans. -
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
European immigration to America was limited to 3% of the population of the European nation already liveing in America. -
Sacco-Vanzetti trial
Highly controversial trial where two Itilan men were charged with murder. -
Five-Power Naval Treaty
Five-Power Naval Treaty was created in an attempt to limit the naval arms race between most world powers but fell short due to a lack of restrictions on smaller ships. -
President Harding died
President Harding died and Coolidge took the presidency -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Secretary of the interior Albert B. Fall leased petroleum to companies at low rates with out competetive biding. -
Adkins v. Children's Hospital
Court case which over ruled the previous ruleing in the court case of Muller v. Oregon. -
Dawes Plan
Economic plan for international debt collection that proved unsuccesful. -
Coolidge wins presidential election
Coolidge won a three-way presidential race against Davis and La Follette. -
Immigration Act of 1924
Immigration to the U.S was limited even further. -
Scopes trial
Biology teacher John Scopes was taken to court for teaching evolution in the classroom. The trial turned into a media circus over religon or science. -
Sacco and Vanzetti executed
After the controversial trial the two anarchists were executed. -
Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic
Lindbergh became the first man to fly across the Atlantic ocean alone. -
First talking motion pictures
The Jazz Singer becomes the first movie to use recorded diolauge and marked the end of the silent film. -
Hoover Becomes president
Hoover defated Smith for the presidency -
Stock-Market Crash
The Stock-Market crashed and ths began the Great Depression -
Japanese invade Manchuria
The Japanese went against many peaceful treaties and took Manchuria from China. -
FDR
FDR defeats Hoover for presidency -
Bank Holiday
FDR calls for a "banking holiday in which all banks will be closed intill the economey can stabalize. -
20th Amendment
changed calendar of congressional sessions and date of presidential inauguration -
Soviet Union
The United States recognizes the Soviet Union -
21st Amendment
Prohibition was repealed -
Emergancy Banking Relief Act
FDR started the first of many diffrent acts to try and fix the econonmy. -
Mussolini invades ethiopia
Mussolini invades Ethiopia togain access to oil -
FDR wins again
Roosevelt defeats Landon for presidency -
Japan invades China
Japan once again trys to conqure manchuria.
