The Gilded Ages

By eden:]

  • Typewriter was invented

    Typewriter was invented
    Christopher L. Sholes created the typewriter in 1868.

  • John D. Rockefeller

    John D. Rockefeller
    He formed the Standard Oil Company on January 10, 1870. The success of this business made him one of the world's first billionaires.

  • The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution

    The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution
    The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteed African-American males the right to vote.

  • Second Industrial Revolution

    Second Industrial Revolution
    It was a phase of fast scientific discovery and industrialization from 1890-1930.

  • The Panic of 1873

    The Panic of 1873
    The Panic of 1873 was a financial crisis in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 to 1877.

  • Corruption in Grant Administration

    Corruption in Grant Administration
    A federal grand jury revealed 238 people for conspiring to rob the United States government of tax profits.

  • Alexander Graham Bell Invents Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell Invents Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell successfully transmitted a human voice over a wire. The telephone transformed
    personal and business communication.

  • The Triple Alliance

    The Triple Alliance
    The Triple Alliance was an agreement among Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy to help each other under certain circumstances.

  • Statue of Liberty

    Statue of Liberty
    On October 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty was given to the US by France.

  • Thomas Edison

    Thomas Edison
    He supported the use of direct-current electricity. He also developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, sound recording, and motion pictures.

  • President

    President
    The president of the United States in 1888 was Benjamin Harrison

  • New States

    New States
    Wyoming and Idaho became the 43rd and 44th states in July 1890.

  • Wounded Knee Massacre

    Wounded Knee Massacre
    The Wounded Knee Massacre took place in South Dakota when U.S. Cavalry troopers fired on Lakota people who had been there.

  • Basketball was invented

    Basketball was invented
    James Naismith invented basketball, using a basket and a ball.

  • Homestead Strike

    Homestead Strike
    This was an industrial lockout and strike that began on July 1, 1892, a battle in which strikers defeated private security agents.

  • President

    President
    William Mckinley was the 25th president of the United States in 1897.

  • Lattimer Massacre

    Lattimer Massacre
    A sheriff's posse kills more than 19 unarmed immigrant miners in Pennsylvania.

  • War on Spain

    War on Spain
    The United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898.