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Rockefeller integrate Standard oil
John D. Rockefeller standard oil company is now incorporated in Ohio.This later on became the largest and most successful empire. -
Carnegie remakes the Bessemer Steel
Andrew Carnegie visited Henry Bessemer Steel,He returns to America and remakes it which helped him expand his steel business. -
Mark Twain publishes "The Gilded Age"
The reality of this time period was revealed. This time period consisted of greed and corruption. -
Administration Corruption
A jury convicts 238 people such as revenue officials of scamming the United States government of tax revenues. -
Railroad Strike
Brakemen and Firemen went on strike from their jobs.Which shutdown thousands of miles of the railroad tracks. They did this because their pay got cut. -
Pendleton Act
This act was put into place to help reduce corruption in government jobs.Provided federal government jobs to be awarded on the basis of merit. -
Haymarket Riot
A riot in Chicago at Haymarket square workers on strike, Ended in 6 policemen dead and 60 others wounded. -
Gospel of Wealth
Andrew Carnegie writes and published an essay that talks about how the wealthier people had a responsibility to spend their money to benefit the greater good. -
Pullmen Strike/Coxey's Army
Workers employed at the Pullmen Company went on strike,and Coxey's Army marched with them. -
McKinley Assination
He was shot by Leon Czolgosz and died 8 days after he was shot from bullet wounds.