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Alaska is purchased
the US bought Alaska from the Russians for only a few millions. Alaska is worth a lot of money now. -
AG Bell invents the telephone
what a legend, this man invented the telephone. the importance is communication. communication is key. -
Ellis Island opens
a lot of European immigrants entered through Ellis Island while the Asians entered Angel Island. Ellis island is closed now -
War on Spain
Someone blasted McKinley about being weak so he declared war on Spain. a battleship also sank in Havana and killed 260 of 400. -
boxer rebellion
the chinese hurt every westerner that they saw to stop the western culture from spreading -
The Jungle by Upton SInclair
this man exposed the meat industry. how disgusting but thank god for the truth. because of him we now have the pure food and drug act. -
Henry Ford and his first model T
Henry Ford releases a car. it wasnt called a car back then but thats what its called now. we now have more cars. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
a bunch of women were locked in a factory and a big fire started. some women jumped to their death. no one could save them because they had to fire escapes and the fire truck ladders didnt reach that high. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is shot dead
that man is DEAD. because of his death everyone went to war. thanks a lot Franz -
We wenter WW1
the start of war. we didnt know there would be a second one but ohkay. thanks franz