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John D. Rockefeller starts Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller was the Head of Standard Oil Co. and one of the world's richest men. Rockefeller built his first oil refinery near Cleveland and in 1870, incorporated the Standard Oil Company. Around 1882, he had a near-monopoly of the oil business in the U.S. -
Alaska is purchased from Russia
The United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for the price of $7.2 million. A Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by the Secretary of State, William Seward and Russian Minister, Edouard de Stoeckl. Some critics of this deal called the purchase, "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox" -
Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
A golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, signalling the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. The transcontinental railroad had long been a dream for people living in the American West. This railroad being completed made transportation for civilians a lot better. -
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
American inventory, scientist and engineer. Alexander also co-founded AT&T in 1885. It took 10 years to perfect the telephone. -
Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb
Has property of resisting the heat of the current of electricity. At the same time is becomes incandescent and gives out one of the most brilliant lights which the world has ever seen. -
Chinese exclusion act
a federal law signed by Chester A. Arthur. Lasted for 10 years but was extended for another 10 by the Geary Act. Ended to establish an immigration quota for china. -
Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Served as the organization's president from 1886 to 1894. Also served as the organization's president from 1895 to his death in 1924. Promoted Harmony among the different craft unions that comprised the AFL. -
Sherman anti trust act
Landmark for the U.S. legislation which outlawed trusts. Also outlawed monopolies and cartels to increase economic competitiveness. Also a means to regulate interstate commerce. -
ellis island opens
Three large ships waited to land as the first Immigration Station officially opened. 700 immigrants passed through Ellis Island that day. Nearly 450,000 followed over the course of 1892. -
Carnegie steel's homestead strike
The strike was a violent labour dispute between Carnegie Steel Co. and many of its workers that occurred on July 6, 1892 in Homestead, Pennsylvania. This strike pitted the company's management. -
plessy v ferguson
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the u.s. declares war on spain
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hawaii is annexed
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Rudyard Kipling published "The White Man's Burden" in The New York Sun
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The start of the Boxer Rebellion
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Tenement Act
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Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
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The Philippine Insurrection comes to an end
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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine declares the U.S. right to intervene in the Wesem Hem
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Upton Sinclair releases "The Jungle"
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Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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Pure food and drug act and the Meat Inspection Act are passed
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Henry Ford produced his first model T
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Creation of NAACP
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The triangle Shirtwaste Fire
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The assassination on Austria's archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI
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The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic
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The United States enters WWI
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Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition
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Women got the right to vote
