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Standard Oil Organized
John D. Rockefeller organized a new growing business that was soon to become very big. -
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The Gilded Age
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Great Fire Of Chicago
There was a big fire in an overcrowded factory that lead to the death of 300 people. -
Andrew Carnegie opens up his first steel factory
Andrew Carnegie opened up a soon to be huge steel company. -
Great Railway strike
There was a strike that took place to improve the working conditions of the people in West Virgina railroad. -
The National Farmers Alliance was formed.
A union that was formed to protect the rights of farmers and help them make a wage that they can actually live off of. -
Homestead Steel Strike
There was a strike over steel and poor working conditions