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The Ku Klux Klan, commonly shortened to KKK or Klan, is an American Protestant-led Christian extremist, white supremacist, far-right hate group. It was founded in 1865 during Reconstruction in the devastated South. -
John D. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company on January 10, 1870, in Ohio. He established it with his brother William and business partners like Henry Flagler. -
Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone on March 7, 1876. This marked a significant milestone in communication technology, allowing for the transmission of speech over electrical wires. -
The Dead Rabbits riot was a two-day civil disturbance in New York City evolving from what was originally a small-scale street fight between members of the Dead -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race, also known as the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889, was a historical event where thousands of people rushed to claim land in the Unassigned Lands of Oklahoma on April 22, 1889. -
Ellis Island opened as a federal immigration station on January 1, 1892, to process immigrants arriving in the United States. Over the next 62 years, it became the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station, processing over 12 million people. -
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Theodore Roosevelt's tenure as the 26th president of the United States began on September 14, 1901, and expired on March 4, 1909. Roosevelt, a Republican, took office upon the assassination of President William McKinley, under whom he had served as vice president, and secured a full term in the 1904 election. -
The History of the Standard Oil Company, began serialization in McClure's Magazine in November 1902. The series, which exposed the unethical practices of John D. Rockefeller's company, was published in 19 parts between November 1902 and October 1904 -
it was founded by Henry Ford on June 16, 1903. Ford Motor Company would go on to become one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world. -
Passed by Congress on July 2, 1909, and ratified February 3, 1913, the 16th amendment established Congress's right to impose a Federal income tax. -
Angel Island Immigration Station opened on January 21, 1910, to process immigrants entering the United States, primarily on the West Coast. -
Passed by Congress on May 13, 1912, and ratified on April 8, 1913, the 17th Amendment modified Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution -
Share of the United States Steel Corporation, issued December 30, 1924. In 1901, J. P. Morgan created U.S. Steel by merging Carnegie Steel, Federal Steel
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The Empire State Building officially opened on May 1, 1931. This marked the culmination of a rapid construction project that began in 1930, during the "Race to the Sky" to build the world's tallest building.