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The Ku Klux Klan is Established
the Ku Klux Klan is also known as the KKK. The KKK extended into almost every southern state by the 1870s. A then became a vehicle for white southern resistance to the republican party's rebuilding systems aimed at establishing political and economic equality for Black Americans. -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company acquired pipelines and terminal facilities, purchased competing refineries, and vigorously sought to expand its markets. -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell at the age of 29 received a patent for his revolutionary new invention, the telephone. -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
The Great Oklahoma Land Race was caused by the hatred combined with increasing pressure to open up the Indian Territory to white settlements had prompted the first land rush in 1885, a second followed in 1889 -
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants was when they aloud immigrants to come into the U.S you just have to pass the illness test and legal right test if you don't pass it you have to stay their for nights even months and possibly even get sent back home. -
The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
The Wizard of Oz book was written because it was inspired by the real-life economic struggles during the gold standard -
Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States
When Teddy Roosevelt was president he accomplish a lot of things. Some stuff Teddy accomplished was he saw the passage of the pure food and drug act, which established the food and drug Administration to regulate food safety, and the Hepburn Act, which increased the regulatory power of the Interstate Commerce Commission. -
Ford Motor Company is Founded
June 16, 1903, Henry and 12 others invested 28,000 and created Ford Motor Company. The frist car built byt the company was sold july 5, 1903. Henry owned 25.5% of the stock in the new organization. Henry became president and controlling owner in 1906. -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
Angel Island was an ideal location for an immigration station due to its isolation from the mainland. -
The Empire State Building Opens
On May first President Hoover presses a button in Washington, D.C., officially opening the building and turning on the Empire State Building's lights for the very first time.