Gilded Age

By trevor78226@juliancharterschool.org

  • Nov 3, 1868 Grant Elected President

    Nov 3, 1868 Grant Elected President
    Republican Ulysses S. Grant defeats Democrat Horatio Seymour and is elected president of the United States.

  • Jan 10, 1870Rockefeller Incorporates Standard Oil

    Jan 10, 1870Rockefeller Incorporates Standard Oil
    John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company is incorporated in Ohio.

  • Mar 4, 1871Curtis Heads Civil Service Commission

    Mar 4, 1871Curtis Heads Civil Service Commission
    President Ulysses S. Grant names George William Curtis to head the Civil Service Commission.

  • Sep 4, 1872 Crédit Mobilier Scandal

    Sep 4, 1872 Crédit Mobilier Scandal
    The New York Sun reports that Vice-President Schuyler Colfax, and several members of Congress, including future President James Garfield, received what amounted to free stock in return for protecting the Crédit Mobilier, a railroad construction company, from investigation for financial irregularities.

  • Nov 5, 1872Ulysses S. Grant Reelected

    Nov 5, 1872Ulysses S. Grant Reelected
    President Ulysses S. Grant is reelected to a second term.

  • 1872 Carnegie Imitates Bessemer Steel

    1872 Carnegie Imitates Bessemer Steel
    After visiting Henry Bessemer's steel plant in England, and noting the demand in Britain for steel rails, Andrew Carnegie returns to America intent on expanding his steel business.

  • 1873Mark Twain Publishes The Gilded Age

    1873Mark Twain Publishes The Gilded Age
    The Gilded Age as a satire written and published by Mark Twain.