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IR Timeline

By Alek B.
  • Samuel Slater arrives in the U.S. with plans to a textile mill memorized in his head.

    Samuel Slater arrives in the U.S. with plans to a textile mill memorized in his head.

  • Eli Whitney does a demonstration for the U.S. Congress to convince.

    Eli Whitney does a demonstration for the U.S. Congress to convince.

  • Robert Fulton’s steamboat Clermont makes its first commercial voyage

    Robert Fulton’s steamboat Clermont makes its first commercial voyage

  • Construction begins on the National Road

    Construction begins on the National Road

  • The first mill opens in the factory town of Lowell

    The first mill opens in the factory town of Lowell

  • The Civil War Begins

    The Civil War Begins

  • The Civil War Ends

    The Civil War Ends

  • The first labor union, called the National Labor Union, was formed in the U.S. to protect workers rights

    The first labor union, called the National Labor Union, was formed in the U.S. to protect workers rights

  • The “Golden Spike Ceremony” completes the building of the Transcontinental Railroad

    The “Golden Spike Ceremony” completes the building of the Transcontinental Railroad

  • Andrew Carnegie’s first steel mill opened in the U.S.

    Andrew Carnegie’s first steel mill opened in the U.S.

  • 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

    They took pictures of working children to spread awareness of child labor

  • 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.