ellis island

By marnileigh

  • The Dead Rabbits Riot

    The Dead Rabbits riot was a two-day civil disturbance in New York City evolving from what was originally a small-scale street fight between members of the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys into a citywide gang war

  • The Ku Klux Klan is Established

    The Ku Klux Klan, commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan is the name of several historical and current American white supremacist, far-right terrorist organizations and hate groups.

  • John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil

    The success of this business empire made Rockefeller one of the world's first billionaires and a celebrated philanthropist.

  • Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell successfully received a patent for the telephone and secured the rights to the discovery

  • The Great Oklahoma Land Race

    Men and women rushed to claim homesteads or to purchase lots in one of the many new towns that sprang into existence overnight. An estimated eleven thousand agricultural homesteads were claimed.

  • Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants

    Annie Moore, a teenage girl from Ireland, accompanied by her two younger brothers, made history as the very first immigrant to be processed at Ellis

  • The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published

    the first fantasy written by an American to enjoy an immediate success upon publication.

  • J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel

    the country's most powerful banker, merged Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Corporation with nine other steel companies to form the world's largest corporation.

  • Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States

    Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States upon the assassination of President William McKinley. Roosevelt had been the vice president for only 194 days when he succeeded to the presidency.

  • Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil

    Tarbell began to investigate Standard Oil; her articles appeared in every issue of McClure's

  • Ford Motor Company is Founded

    when founder Henry Ford launched his venture in a converted factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit. It was his third attempt at establishing an automotive business.

  • The 16th Amendment is Passed

    The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population.

  • Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants

    After numerous delays in the construction, the immigration station was hastily completed and opened on January 21, 1910 on the northeastern edge of Angel Island.

  • The 17th Amendment is Passed

    The Seventeenth Amendment restates the first paragraph of Article I, section 3 of the Constitution and provides for the election of senators by replacing the phrase “chosen by the Legislature thereof” with “elected by the people thereof.”

  • The Empire State Building Opens

    the immense skyscraper took less time than anyone could have anticipated, concluding after only 410 days.