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The Dead Rabbits Riot
The Dead Rabbits Riot was a riot between the gangs the Bowery Boys and the Dead Rabbits. The Bowery Boys were strongly anti-immigrant and the Dead Rabbits were a gang comprised of Irish immigrants. Both gangs wished to control a place called paradise square, this lead to two days of fighting that is called the Dead Rabbits Riot. The fighting was stopped my the New York State Militia. -
The Ku Klux Klan is Established
This group is a white supremacist hate group formed in 1866 as a result of the civil war and abolishment of slavery. In 1882 the supreme court decided it was unconstitutional with the case Unites States vs Harris, unfortunately it was revived in the 20th century. -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
Standard oil was the biggest oil company for a long time its creation lead to John D. Rockefeller becoming one of the worlds first billionaires. Standard oil was found to be in violation of Sherman Trust Act and it so it was split into many oil companies still on the market today. -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
The telephone was one of the greatest inventions of the time. It allowed for much easier communication and changed the way people communicate. -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
The largest land rush in US history. After removing protections from land previously owned by Native American tribes, people rushed to Oklahoma to claim the new land open for settlement. Men lined up and as and waited until the lands were open once they were open people raced each other to find and claim their own land. It was estimated that there were 50,000 people at the event. -
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
Ellis island was the biggest immigration center at the time. In the first year that it opened it processed 450,000 immigrants. During its entire operation time it processed 12 million immigrants. -
J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
U.S. was the first billion dollar company in U.S. history.The company became so large by buying out and merging other companies with theirs. It eventually started merging in other types of companies from other industries, and its success affected the U.S. economy and affect business in many ways. -
The Wizard of Oz is Published
The book was extremely popular upon release and got many adaptations in later years. However the book does explore some political issues of the time and was seen as feminist work. -
Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States
Roosevelt was made president after the death of McKinley. He is the youngest person to ever become president, and during his presidency he pushed to US into world politics more and pushed the powers of the president. -
Ford Motor Company is Founded
The ford motor company was founded by Henry Ford. While it was a motor company it is most known for creating the assembly line. This line allowed parts to be made on their own instead of the whole car being built at once. This made cars more affordable, created new jobs and pretty much created the middle class. -
Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil
Ida Tarbell was a journalist who wrote about standard oil. She documented their unfair business practices and their monopoly over the market. After her work was released it caused the Supreme Court to evaluate Standard Oil and found them in violation of the Sherman Act, causing Standard Oil to split into many smaller companies. -
The 16th Amendment is Passed
The 16th amendment gave congress the ability to tax income. They had tried it in the past but it took until 1909 for them to gain this power. At first the taxes where much more limited than they are today however this amendment did still affect the economy in many ways. -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
Angel island was a very similar immigration island to Ellis Island. It was located in California and mainly processed immigrants heading to the western US, especially those coming from Asia. -
The 17th Amendment is Passed
Prior to the 17th Amendment US senators where not picked by the people, they were instead picked by the legislators. This lead to many elections not representing the American people and gave more power to big companies. The 17th amendment allowed citizens to vote directly for their senators and allowed the us to be a more direct democracy. -
The Empire State Building Opens
It was constructed due to a worldwide desire to create the tallest building ever. Even though the great depression started during its construction it was completed in hopes of creating more jobs. The building held the title of worlds tallest building until 1971.