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1901 BCE
J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
ormed U.S. Steel on March 2, 1901 incorporated on February 25, 1901 3/4 by financing the merger of Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Company -
The Dead Rabbits Riot
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 Rabbits and the Bowery Boys -
The Ku Klux Klan is Established
In Pulaski, Tennessee, a group of Confederate veterans convenes to form a secret society that they christen the “Ku Klux Klan.” The KKK rapidly grew from a secret social fraternity to a paramilitary force bent on reversing the federal government’s progressive Reconstruction era-activities in the South, especially policies that elevated the rights of the local Black population. -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
Rockefeller formed the Standard Oil Company on January 10, 1870 with his business partners and brother. The success of this business empire made Rockefeller one of the world’s first billionaires and a celebrated philanthropist. He garnered both admirers and critics during his lifetime and after his death. -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
March 7, 1876, 29-year-old Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for his revolutionary new invention: the telephone. -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
at noun thousands of settlers make a dash for into newly opened Oklahoma territory to claim cheap land as nearly 2 million acres opened up -
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
received immigrants on January 1 1892 and welcomed 12 million immigrants -
The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
is a 1900 children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow.[1] It is the first novel in the Oz series of books. A Kansas farm girl named Dorothy ends up in the magical Land of Oz after she and her pet dog Toto -
Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States
tarted on September 14, 1901, when Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States upon the assassination of President William McKinley, and ended on March 4, 1909. -
Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil
1901, Tarbell began to investigate Standard Oil; her articles appeared in every issue of McClure’s between November 1902 and May 1904 and were collected into a book in November 1904. -
Ford Motor Company is Founded
Since 1903, Ford Motor Company has put the world on wheels. From the moving assembly line and the $5 workday, to soy foam seats and aluminum truck bodies, Ford has a long heritage of progress. -
The 16th Amendment is Passed
Amendment Sixteen to the Constitution was ratified on February 3, 1913. It grants Congress the authority to issue an income tax without having to determine it based on population. -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
After numerous delays in the construction, the immigration station was hastily completed and opened on January 21, 1910 on the northeastern edge of Angel Island. -
The 17th Amendment is Passed
National Archives. Passed by Congress on May 13, 1912, and ratified on April 8, 1913, the 17th Amendment modified Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution by allowing voters to cast direct votes -
The Empire State Building Opens
year and 45 days, construction on the building is completed. The 102-story building is the talk of the town and, on May 1, 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.