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John D. Rockefeller starts Standard Oil
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Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
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Completion of Transcontinental Railroad
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Plessy v Ferguson
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Alaska is purchased from Russia
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell was asked by a group of investors to help perfect the harmonic telegraph. However, Bell was more keen on inventing a voice transmission device, and was allowed to work on both devices. After a while, the telephone won out, and he finally was able to create the device, and sent the first successful phone call to his assistant. -
Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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Ellis Island opens
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Carnegie Steel’s Homestead Strike
The homestead strike was a labor dispute between the Carnegie Steel Company and its workers. Frick, Carnegie's business Partner, cut the worker's wages, and when they rejected the wage cut, he locked them out and fired them. Frick then sent in a group called the Pinkertons, and the workers stormed the pinkertons, and intense fire was exchanged. -
Hawaii is annexed
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The U.S. declares war on Spain
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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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Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
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Tenement Act
The Tenement Act is what was created in the pressure to reform housing. With all the pressure, governor Theodore Roosevelt appointed a commission to study the issue. In February of 1901, the commission gave a report, recommending new legislation, and almost immediately, hearings were held and the act was passed 2 months later. -
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 Western Hem
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Upton Sinclair releases “The Jungle”
"The Jungle" was a book that portrayed the harsh conditions that factory workers faced. In the book, he described all of what went on in the meat-packing plants. And, because of this, the Meat Inspection Act, and other acts were passed. -
Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed
These two acts were passed mainly due to the exposing in "The Jungle". These set several standards for food and drug prodution. After these laws were enacted, it led to the creation of The Food and Drug administration. -
Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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Henry Ford produced his first Model T
Henry Ford's advancements in car production and the assembly line made it so that cars were now much more affordable. Because of this, it wasn't only the wealthy that could afford cars. Millions of middle class Americans could buy cars at around $300. -
Creation of the NAACP
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire was a fire that killed 145 workers. The fire started in a rag bin, and because it was not able to be put out, it quickly spread, causing mass panic amongst the workers. The workers were unable to escape from the fire, and many jumped to their deaths. -
The Assassination of Austria’s archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI
The archduke traveled to the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo on official visit. During his visit, a group called Black Hand plotted to kill him. During a parade that Franz was in, they set up several posts of people who were to kill him if he was to pass. After several failed attempts, a young man named Gavrilo Princip was able to assassinate Franz after abandoning his post and happening upon the Archduke. -
The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic
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The United States enters WWI
The U.S. entered WWI because of Germany's continuous attacks on ships travelling to Britain. Germany sunk many neutral American ships, as well as many ships that had American passengers. Because of these brutal attacks, President Wilson declared war. -
Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition
The 18th amendment, or prohibition, banned the sale and consumption of alcohol in the United States. However, it was extremely hard to enforce. Many people still smuggled alcohol, and the people who smuggled and sold it were called "bootleggers". -
Women got the right to vote
