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Alaska is Purchased From Russia
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Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
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John D. Rockefeller Started Standard Oil
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Alexander Graham Bell Invented the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell came to the U.S to teach the deaf. This could possibly be the reason why he came up with the idea of an "electric speech machine", which was his name for the first telephone. Five days after getting the patent for a simple current, he transmitted actual speech which sparked the famous line that he said to his assistant, "Mr. Watson, come here. I need you. -
Thomas Edison Invented the Lightbulb
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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Samuel Gompers Founded the AFL
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Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act prohibited trust and was named after Senator John Sherman. Attorney Samuel Dodd of Standard Oil was the first to come up with trusts. More specifically, the Sherman Antitrust Act gave the government the power to dissolve unlawful trusts. -
Ellis Island Opens
Ellis Island served as an immigration center for more than 60 years. Located between New York and New Jersey, Ellis Island accepted millions of immigrant and it's estimated that approximately 40% of current Americans have at least one ancestor from that immigrated through Ellis Island. Many of the immigrants coming to Ellis Island were escaping religious persecution. -
Peak Year of Immigration Through Ellis Island
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Carnegie Steel's Homestead Strike
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Plessy Vs Ferguson
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The U.S. Declares War on Spain
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Hawaii Was Annexed
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Rudyard Kipling Published "The White Man's Burden"
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The Boxer Rebellion Started
The Boxer Rebellion was the uprising of a group called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists against the spread of western and Japanese influence in China. The Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists, also known as the Boxers, killed foreigners and Chinese Christians. They also took control of Beijing until an international force ended the rebellion. -
Tenement Act
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McKinley was Assassinated and Roosevelt Became President
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The Philippine Insurrection Came to an End
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The Roosevelt Corally to the Monroe Doctrine Declared the Right for the U.S. to Intervene in the Western Hemisphere
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Upton Sinclair Released "The Jungle"
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Pure Food and Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act Were Passed
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Henry Ford Produced his First Model T
The First Model T was the first effort to make a car that ordinary people could afford to buy. At one point, a majority of Americans owned the model T which allowed for easier transportation and even more connection to other people. Between 1913 and 1927, more than 15 million model Ts were produced. -
Creation of the NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is America's oldest and largest civil rights organization. The NAACP achieved many legal victories during the civil rights era. Founded by interracial activists in response to an event where a white mob burned down 40 homes known as the 1908 Springfield race riot. -
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
145 workers died due to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. This event was caused by a neglect of safety in the factory such as locked doors leaving the workers with no escape from the fire. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was important because it led to safer working conditions in factories and sweatshops. -
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
After learning about Ferdinand's visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Young Bosnians began planning his assassination. During a motorcade to an event at the city hall, a young Bosnian attempted to murder Ferdinand but failed. Despite this, Ferdinand decided to continue on with the motorcade and ended up getting shot by Gavrilo Princip. -
The Panama Canal was Completed and Opened for Traffic
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The United States Enters WWI
At first, America took a neutral position, which is what was preferred at the time. However, after Germany sank Lusitania and an Italian ship, the opinion of most Americans changed. Hours after declaring war on Germany, the American Housatonic was sunk by a German U-boat. -
Ratification of the 18th Amendment
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Women Got the Right to Vote
Activists such as Susan B. Anthony and others helped to raise awareness for women's suffrage. Along with fighting stereotypes and trying to gain the right to vote, women also had to put up with unfair laws such as not being able to own property unless they were married. This is an important event because women gained more power which defeated some of the stereotypes that they have and because a large portion of America's citizens were only now getting a voice in politics.
