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  • Civil war

    Civil war
    The civil war occurred from April 12 1861 to May 9th 1865.

  • Reconstruction Act of 1867

    Reconstruction Act of 1867
    Sends an army of occupation to help rebuild the south and readmint the soutern states to the Union.

  • First Transcontinental Railroad Completed

    First Transcontinental Railroad Completed
    The first railroad was known as "Pacific Road".

  • Granger Laws

    Granger Laws
    Used to regulate the prices of fares for railroads and grain elevator companies. Occures in the late 1860s and early 1870s.

  • Blue Jeans are Invented

    Blue Jeans are Invented

  • 1873 Economic Panic

    1873 Economic Panic
    Occurred in part due to the Franco Prussian war, lasted 6 years or more.

  • Edison invents the Phonograph

    Edison invents the Phonograph
    Edison invents the first Phonograph that could replicate sound accurately.

  • First Telephone Exchage 1878

    First Telephone Exchage 1878
    Occured in New Haven, Connecticut.

  • First Commerical Car Sold 1886

    First Commerical Car Sold 1886
    Only 25 Benz's were sold between this time and 1893.

  • First Ever Video Recorded

    First Ever Video Recorded
    Was filmed at Oakwood Grange, and featured Sarah Whitely, Adolphe le Prince and Joesph and Harriet Whitely.

  • First Gramaphone Record

    First Gramaphone Record

  • First Cardboard Box Produced In US.

    First Cardboard Box Produced In US.
    Was produced in the UK in 1817.

  • US. acquires Hawaii

    US. acquires Hawaii
    Was the decison of President McKinley at the behest of American Investors.

  • Banking Panic of 1907

    Banking Panic of 1907
    Leads to the establishment of the Federal Reserve

  • Ford introduces the Assmebly Line

    Ford introduces the Assmebly Line

  • 16th Amendment

    16th Amendment
    Income Tax is firmly established

  • Beginning of World War 1

    Beginning of World War 1

  • Start of the Roaring 20s

    Start of the Roaring 20s
    Post WWI, the triumphant US enjoys a strong economy.

  • Crash of Wall Street

    Crash of Wall Street
    End of the Roaring 20s.

  • Election of FDR and the "New Deal"

    Election of FDR and the "New Deal"
    The "New Deal" included things such as social security and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

  • US Enters WWII

    US Enters WWII
    Marks the end of the depression with monumental government spending.

  • G.I. Bill

    G.I. Bill
    Creates an educated work-force funding American Soldiers education

  • Start of Interstate Highway

    Start of Interstate Highway

  • Decline of Baby Boom

    Decline of Baby Boom

  • Creation of Medicaid and Medicare

    Creation of Medicaid and Medicare
    Established by President Johnson

  • 1973 Oil Crisis

    1973 Oil Crisis
    Prices of Oil Barrels skrocket from 3 dollars to 12.

  • Release of First Mac

    Release of First Mac

  • Windows is released

    Windows is released

  • 1987 Economic Scare

    1987 Economic Scare

  • NAFTA is Established

    NAFTA is Established
    Free trade between US, Mexico and Canada

  • First Blackberry is released

    First Blackberry is released

  • First Iphone announced

    First Iphone announced

  • Housing Bubble Bursts

    Housing Bubble Bursts

  • First Android Phone is released

    First Android Phone is released

  • Debt Ceiling Crisis

    Debt Ceiling Crisis