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Samuel Slater arrives in the U.S. with plans to a textile mill memorized in his head.
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Eli Whitney does a demonstration for the U.S. Congress to convince.
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Robert Fulton’s steamboat Clermont makes its first commercial voyage
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Construction begins on the National Road
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The first mill opens in the factory town of Lowell
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The Civil War Begins
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The Civil War Ends
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The first labor union, called the National Labor Union, was formed in the U.S. to protect workers rights
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The “Golden Spike Ceremony” completes the building of the Transcontinental Railroad
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Andrew Carnegie’s first steel mill opened in the U.S.
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Mark Twain publishes the Adventures of Tom Sawyer
A story about a young boy in the 1840s living in St. Petersburg. -
First skyscraper is built in Chicago using Carnegie steel
The Home Insurance Building was the first steel-frame skyscraper. -
Basketball is invented at the YMCA
The start of a known and loved game made by James Naismith. -
Homestead Steel Mill Strike at Carnegie’s mill
The workers strike against Carnegie's mill. -
President McKinley dies and Teddy Roosevelt becomes the 26th President of the US.
After McKinley was assassinated Teddy Roosevelt took his place as president. -
The first successful airplane flight in the U.S. was completed by the Wright Brothers
The first airplane ever made takes flight. -
The National Child Labor Committee hired Lewis Hine to photograph and expose child labor in US factories
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire occurs, highlighting the need for workplace safety.
A horrible tragedy at a factory changes the way factory safety was. -
J.D. Rockefeller is ordered to break up his monopoly Standard Oil
J.D. Rockefeller has to give up his monopoly because of the new laws in place. -
Henry Ford introduced the assembly line in his auto plant
Henry Ford revolutionizes the way factories work.
