HUSH Timeline By liamhall Mar 14, 1851 William Kelly and Henry Bessemer discover a way to process iron ore into steel Aug 27, 1859 Edwin Drake Strikes Oil in Pennsylvania Aug 20, 1866 National Labor Union is organized Mar 14, 1867 Joseph McCoy Established a cattle trading station in Kansas Jun 23, 1868 Christopher Sholes invents the typewriter May 14, 1869 Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads meet at Promontory Point, Utah Sep 18, 1869 George Westinghouse invents the air brakes Mar 14, 1870 John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil in Ohio Jul 14, 1877 The Great Railroad Strike Aug 12, 1877 Edison invents the phonograph Jan 1, 1879 Terrence Powderly becomes the leader of the Knights of Labor Mar 14, 1886 Samuel Gompers becomes leader of American Federation of Labor May 4, 1886 Haymarket Square Riot Oct 28, 1886 The Statue of Liberty is Unveiled Jun 1, 1889 Andrew Carnegie Publishes The Gospel of Wealth Mar 3, 1891 Forest Reserve Act passed Mar 3, 1899 The Rivers and Harbors Act passed Mar 14, 1901 Andrew Carnegie sells U.S. Steel to J.P. Morgan for 480$ Million May 15, 1911 Standard Oil is dissolved
