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The first major American labor union was established they were called The Knights of Labor
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The Oil company ran by John Rockefeller was incorporated.
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This was a serious economic crisis that led to riots, strikes and civil unrest.
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Interesting facts about the era referred to as the Gilded Age detailed below. The history of the Gilded Age and era is told in a factual timeline sequence consisting of a series of interesting dates and short facts providing a simple method of relating the history of the Gilded Age for schools, kids and homework projects.
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The Brooklyn Bridge was the first steel-wire suspension bridge in the world
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John Sloan, Everett Shinn, George Luks, William Glackens were considered the first generation of Ashcan School painters.
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John Sloan, Robert Henri, George Luks, William Glackens, Everett Shinn, Arthur B. Davies, Earnest Lawson and Maurice Prendergast all painted in different styles.