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Bessemer Process
The Bessemer Process was founded by Sir Henbry Bessemer, this was a new process of manafacturing steal from moltion pig iron. -
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Edwin DRake
Edwin Drake Started as a Rail Road conductor. Later he struck oil in TitiusVille PA, by pumping oil out of the ground with steal pipe. This lead to people using oil as a new form of heating there houses. -
Pullman Strike
The Pullman strike was a strike of the workers of pullman car company. the strike took place because the company failed to negotiate a deal for fail wage. The strike would result in cripiling the rail road traffic nation wide -
Christopher Sholes
Christopher Sholes invented the type writer, and later the QUARTY key board. The type writer was invented to mimic what a tipest would do. Later Sholes invented the QUARTY keyboard because wile typing keys would jam together, the new keyboard seperated more commonly used keys to prevent jamming. To this day the QUARTY keyboard and type writer has a large impact on our daily lives. -
Transcontinental Railroad Completed
The completion of the transcontinental railroads happned in promontory Utah. The railroad being completed reduced the time it took to travel across the United States from a matter of months to weeks. This completion would change transportation of people and goods for the rest of time. -
John D. Rockerfeller
Rockerfeller was the founder of Standard Oil. This was the first great business trust. Rockerfeller was the firstman worth one billion dollars. -
Alexander Grambell
Grambell invented the first telephone and started Bell telephone company. Grambells goal was to have a telephone in every american household, and he susceeded. The telephone changed communication by making it much easier then sending a letter in the mail. To this day Bell telephone company is still around and selling telephones. Grambell made a lasting impresion on communication industry -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was a great inventor of his time. One of his major inventions was the Phonograph. The phonograph used vibrations to record and reproduce sounds. This invention changed communication for all time. -
Munn V. Illinoise
In 1877 the state of Illinoise regulated grain wearhouse elevators rate by establishing a maximum. Munn was convected for breaking this law. He appled this and it was brought to the supreme court and Munn the court rulled in Munns favor -
Homested Strike
The homested strike took place in Homested PA. The strike was agianst Carneige Steal Company. The Union refused to meet the high demand after the company put on them. there was a battle between the stirkers and the guards and nine strikers and sevan guards were killed. This stirke however did inspirse many other strike -
Haymarket Riot
The Haymarket Riot took place in Chicago. The riot started as a protest. The protesters were protestaing against difficult working conditions. A scuffle began between the protestors and Police officers and soon turned to a riot. sevan policemen were killed along with several protestors. -
Interstate Commerce Act
The Interstate Commerce act was passed to make the rail road industry the first industry subject to federal regulation. The act was made because there was nothing regulating monopolys to form -
Sherman Antitrust act
The Antitrust act was the first federal regulation that outlawed monopolistic business practices. This act was used recently against microsoft computercompany -
Eugene Debs
Eugene Debs was a labor orgniser, socialist canidate five times. He tried to unite large railroad companys of America. He was the president of American railway. He won a strike for higher wages against Great North Railway -
J.P Morgan
J.P Morgan worked as an accountant for many years. Then he became a partner at Drexel Morgan. He gained control of large amounts of stocks. He had control of all the american industrys -
Wright Brothers
The Wright brothers were the first people to fly an airplane. Their first flight was on windy beach in North Carolina. After their first flight there were many new breakthrews in technology. Their flight Sparked the Aerial age -
Lochner V. New York
The state of New York passed a law stating that anyone working in a bakery could not work more then 60 Hours in one week. Lochner Broke this law and was sentenced to a 50 fine or 50 nights in jail. Lochner appealed this was it was brought to the supreme court. The supreme court Decided this law was unconstutuinal against the fourteenth amendment. -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford Founder of Ford moters, invented a car that the general public could afford and drive. Fords invention of the Model T made it much more convenient for pepole to travel rather then using a horse and buggy. The first model T sold for 815. This invtneion changed the Transportation industry for all time. -
Mother Jones
Mother Jones was a fearless writer for workers rights. Her words had great power and many people listned to her. She was a powerful leader of her time.
