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This was a two day long gang war lasting from July 4th to July 5th. It was a small scale fight turned city wide gang war between the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys. It was a gang war that happened in New York. -
The KKK is a supremacist far-right hate group. They are a led by White people and usually hate on a discriminate against anyone who is colored. It was founded in the reconstruction of the South which honestly isn’t surprising.
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Rockefeller discovered oil and in doing so he used it to create Standard Oil. At the time Standard Oil was a complete monopoly of the oil business and had control over everything oil wise. His company would later be broken up in 1911 because it violated antitrust laws. -
It took a little less than a month for Alexander to get his patent after filing for it. Three days after receiving the patent the first call was made and it was to his assistant asking for him to “Come here”. Bell’s invention revolutionized the way everyone communicated. -
This was a race that lasted for many years. What it pretty much was the government opened up land in what is now Oklahoma. This land was like a first come first serve kind of thing so people try to get their land as fast as they could. -
Ellis Island opened up to process the thousands of immigrants moving over to America. In the time Ellis Island was opened it processed more than 12 million immigrants. The first processed immigrant was Annie Moore. -
It was published by L. Frank Baum. He published the book while working as a newspaper reporter. His book was the first fantasy written by an American that was enjoyed when it was published. -
Morgan created U.S. Steel to end the cutthroat competition because he thought it made things volatile. U.S. Steel combined 9 different steel makers. In its first year U.S. Steel produced 67% of al steel in America. -
Teddy Roosevelt became the 26th president after the former president was assassinated. He was known as the trust buster because he created the anti trust laws which broke up it businesses. The richest people didn’t want him to become president because they knew he would destroy their political power and power over America. -
Although many people think Ford was famous for cars Henry Ford actually created the assembly line. The use of the assembly line has been used ever since it was invented and is still used globally. Ford is now one of the most famous car manufactures in the entire world. -
Ida published this book to expose Rockerfeller and his unethical ways of his company. She published it in 19 articles. She exposed his aggressive ways and shined an entirely new light on him. -
Angel Island opened up after Ellis Island to be another place where immigrants can go to be processed into America. Angel Island is on the opposite side of the Country from Ellis. Ellis Island is in New York and Angel is in California and ANgel processed more of the Asian immigrants. -
The 17th Amendment gave states the ability to directly vote for their senators. This was passed because of how easily the power could be abused and senators could be bought off to be in power. This helped the people of America actually have the power promised to them. -
The 16th Amendment allowed for taxes to become payment for the government. It helped the government afford the things it needed by taxing the people. It allowed for the government to give taxes out without having to divide it based on population. -
It took 13.5 months to finish the construction of the Empire State Building. Upon its completion it was the tallest building in the world. When it was finished president Hoover used a button to light the building’s lights.