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John D Rockefeller started Standard Oil
Rockefellers' first oil refinery was built in 1870. By the time it was 1882, he owned most of the oil business in the United States. In today's money, Standard Oil would have been worth over $1 trillion. -
Alaska is purchased from Russia
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Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone while simultaneously creating the Bell Telephone Company. Bell and his family worked hard to assist the deaf community, taking the time to understand how sound works. Bell was granted a patent for his telephone in March of 1876 as well. -
Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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Ellis Island opens
Ellis Island was the largest immigration station in the US from 1892 to 1924. More than 12 million immigrants came through Ellis Island, looking for a better life. It soon got the nickname "Island of Hope." -
Carnegie Steel's Homestead Strike
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Plessy v Ferguson
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Hawaii is annexed
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U.S. declares war on Spain
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Rudyard Kipling published "the White Man's Burden" in the New York Sun
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The start of the Boxer Rebellion
Westerners became known as Boxers. These were peasants from northern China. Foreigners entered China during a time of Imperialism. The rebellion ended after the Boxer Protocol was signed in 1901. -
The Philippine Insurrection comes to an end
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Tenement Act
Many immigrants in the urban area lived in tenement housing. These living conditions were extremely unhealthy. The Tenement act passed in 1901, among other things called for minimum size requirements. -
President McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
While in New York in 1901, President McKinley was assassinated by a 28-year-old named Leon Czolgosz. The president was 58 years old when he lost his life, leaving his wife and 2 kids behind. Czolgosz's reasoning for killing the president was because "he was the enemy of the good people." -
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine declares the U.S. right to intervene in the Western Hem
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Upton Sinclair releases "The Jungle"
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Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed
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Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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Henry Ford produced his first Model T (car)
Henry Ford produced his first Model T car with a mph range up to 45. After 6 months, the time to produce the car went from almost 10 hours to 6 hours. The car cost about $825. -
Creation of the NAACP
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
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The assassination on Austria's archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WW1
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Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic
Panama Canal is a short cut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Around 25,000 people lost their lives while constructing the canal. Now that it is open, $2 billion in tolls are collected each year. -
The United States enter WW1
After Germany sank several American Merchant ships, America decided to enter WW1. The US had 4,355,000 military members involved in WW1. The war was over in 4 years. -
Ratification of the 18th Amendment- Prohibition
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Women got the Right to vote
After almost 100 years of fighting, women were finally given the right to vote. They signed petitions, marched in parades, and stood up for what they believed in constantly. Women recognized as important throughout this time include Susan B Anthony, Alice Paul, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
