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two-day citywide gang war in New York City evolving from what was originally a small street fight between members of the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys
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an American, white supremacist group that targeted black people and committed acts of violence against them
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John D. Rockefeller formed the Standard Oil Company with his business partners and brother. The success of this business made him one of the world's first billionaires
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Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for his revolutionary invention that changed ways of communication not only for that time period but for the time periods to come
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an estimated 50,000 people rode into the land on horses or with carriages to stake claims on plots and land
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The first immigration station opened on Ellis Island, providing refuge for anyone seeking asylum from outside countries.
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He became president after William Mckinley was assassinated
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the first motor company to manufacture cars and car parts
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documented the aggressive techniques Standard Oil employed to outmaneuver and, where necessary, roll over whoever got in its way.
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allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population
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became a major port of entry to the US for Asians and other immigrants coming from the west
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allowed voters to cast direct votes for senators
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Even decades after it was first published, it is still the longest-running media sensation. It is an American fairy tale