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The Dead Rabbits Riot
The Dead Rabbits riot, which took place July 4-5, 1857, was two-day civil unrest in New York City that began as a small-scale street brawl between the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys and expanded into a citywide gang war. -
The Ku Klux Klan is Established
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK), which was established in 1865 and had nearly reached every southern state by 1870, served as a platform for white southerners to oppose Republican Party policies during the Reconstruction era that sought to give Black Americans political and economic equality. -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
On January 10, 1870, John D. Rockefeller, along with his brother and other business partners, founded the Standard Oil Company. Rockefeller became a renowned philanthropist and one of the first billionaires in the world because of the success of his business enterprise. During his lifetime and after his passing, he attracted both supporters and detractors. -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell, age 29, wins a patent on his ground-breaking new creation, the telephone, on March 7, 1876. Bell, who was born in Scotland, collaborated in London with his father, Melville Bell, who created Visible Speech, a written technique for instructing deaf people in speech. -
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
On January 1, 1892, the first Ellis Island Immigration Station opens formally as three sizable ships approach the port. On that day, 700 immigrants entered Ellis Island, and over the course of the subsequent year, over 450,000 more did so. -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
The land run started at high noon on April 22, 1889. An estimated 50,000 people were lined up at the start, seeking to gain a piece of the available two million acres -
The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
At the age of 44, L. Frank Baum, the book's author, released The Wizard of Oz in 1900. By the time he passed away in 1919, Baum had written 13 further books about Oz, including The Emerald City of Oz and The Ozma of Oz, in addition to several other publications for both children and adults. -
Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States
Roosevelt assumed the presidency at age 42 after McKinley was assassinated in September 1901. He remains the youngest person to become president of the United States. -
J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
By funding the union of Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Company with Elbert H. Gary's Federal Steel Company and William Henry "Judge" Moore's National Steel Company for $492 million (equivalent to 16.03 billion in today's dollars), J. P. Morgan created U.S. Steel on March 2, 1901 (incorporated on February 25). -
Ford Motor Company is Founded
When founder Henry Ford began his business at a renovated factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit in 1903, the Ford Motor Company was formally formed the same year. He has made three attempts to start an automotive company. The company could only make a small number of cars each day at the time. -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
The new Immigration Station became the main point of entry for Asians and other immigrants coming from the west once it opened on January 21, 1910. On the island's northern neck, subsequently known as China Cove, the Immigration Station began operating in part. -
The 17th Amendment is Passed
The 17th Amendment, which was approved by Congress on May 13, 1912, and was ratified on April 8, 1913, changed Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution by allowing citizens to directly elect senators. -
The 16th Amendment is Passed
Congress may impose a tax on income from any source thanks to the ratification of the 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913. States in the South and West mostly backed the shift. Prior to the 16th Amendment, the constitution mandated that direct taxes be based on the population of each state.