Industrialization in the United States

Pan Alley

Apr 28, 1855

A collection of the most popular New York CIty music publishers and songwriters, sold more than a million copies of sheet music on the streets of NYC.

Pullman creates Pullman Company and creates luxury sleeping railway cars

Dec 28, 1862

This caused more people to travel, created hardships for Chinese immigrants who slaved over the development of the rails, induced people to move west.

Transcontinental Railroad

May 1, 1869

The main line of the Transcontinental Railroad is completed. This line connects the Eastern coast to California.

Edison

Apr 26, 1877

Thomas Edison invents electricity.

Phonograph

Apr 28, 1877

Thomas Edison invents the phonograph (record player).

Pulitzer

Apr 28, 1883

Joseph Pulitzer buys New York World and begins the Sunday Edition. This calls for an easier circulation of information and news.

Huckleberry Finn

Apr 28, 1885

Mark Twain releases The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

William Randolph Hearst

Apr 28, 1887

Hearst buys The New York Morning Journal and tries to outshine Pulitzer with massive exaggerations to increase sales.

The Machine Age Arrives

Dec 31, 1899

The machine age arrives when iron, steel, meat packing, and flour milling becomesthe leading industries in the United States due to increased immigration and urban growth during the 1890's.

J.P Morgan

Apr 28, 1907

Due to the Panic of 1907, where major banks were close to calling bankruptcy, J.P Morgan met with financiers and came up with the Federal Reserve System and saved the day.

Ford

Apr 26, 1908

Ford creates the assembly line. This speeds up the manufacturing process.

By 1920 the United States surpass Great Britian in manufacturing

Apr 28, 1920

This is due to industrialization