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Alaska is Purchased from Russia
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Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
This was easily one of the most important events on the timeline. The completion of the railroads kicked off the expansion of America. It allowed all of the east coast products and businesses to spread west and allowed more ideas and ideals to be spread throughout the United States. -
Rockefeller started Standard Oil
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Alexander Graham Bell Invents the Telephone
Alexander creating the telephone started something crazy. Just think about today's world, you can't go anywhere without seeing a phone or someone using a phone. Now multi-billion dollar companies like Apple, and Samsung have been birthed due to the original invention of the Telephone. -
Tomas Edison invents the Light Bulb
Obviously this ones going on the list for one of the most important events on this timeline. The invention of the light bulb reduced hazards with lamps and also allowed different types of lights and lighting in certain areas for different effects and vibes. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
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Samuel Gompers founded the AFL
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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Ellis Island Opens
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Carnegie Steel, Homestead Strike
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Plessy vs. Ferguson
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The U.S. declares war on Spain
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Hawaii is Annexed
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Rudyard Kipling published “The White Man’s Burden”
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Start of the Boxer Rebellion
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Tenement Act
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McKinley is Assassinated, Roosevelt Becomes President
The reason this makes the Top 10 list is because of the weight it holds. When McKinley was Assassinated and Roosevelt became president that invited a whole new look on the United States. The president whom was elected is now dead and you have your former Progressive Vice President transfer into power. Prepare for change......and War! -
The Philippine Insurrection comes to an end
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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine declares the U.S. right to intervene in the Western Hemisphere's Events
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Upton Sinclair publishes "The Jungle"
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Peak years of Ellis Island
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Pure Food & Drug Act are passed
This is one of the most important events on the list because of the effect it has even now. With the Pure Food & Drugs act the inspections and conditions that were made necessary helped with preventing illness, and the spread of old/rotten meat. -
Henry Ford produces his first Model-T car
I think this is one the most important events on this list because it kicked off multiple trillion dollar companies that invent and produce cars. Just look around, there is nowhere in the world where you can go that you will not see some type of vehicle. The Model-T was a statement for future of Fords vehicles. -
Creation of the NAACP
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The Triangle Shirt-waist fire
The Triangle Shirt-waist fire was important because it started reforms and inspections in certain industries in New York eventually spreading to the rest of the United States. -
The Assassination of the Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand starts WW1
I believe this is one of the most important events on this timeline especially because it evolved the whole world. This was the first major event kicking off World War 1 with the invention of things like Mustard gas, Submarine Warfare, and Trench Warfare. This war involved 32 different countries fighting on two sides, the Central Powers, and the Allies. -
The Panama Canal is ready and open for travel
The Panama Canal being opened and ready for travel was a huge time saver for the United States and the businesses using it. The canal being finished allowed the U.S. to go through to get to the other side of the country without having to go all the way around South America. -
The United States enter World War 1
This a very important event in the timeline due to the fact that the U.S. changed the tide of the war. The United States held out from the war selling supplies where they could but eventually they sent soldiers over to Europe and changed the war forever. With the Europeans being pushed back and the Germans beginning to take over Paris, the U.S. was able to push back the Central Powers saving France and changing the war. -
Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition
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Women gained the right to vote
