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John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
was an American company and corporate trust that from 1870 to 1911 was the industrial empire of John D. Rockefeller and associates, controlling almost all oil production, processing, marketing, and transportation in the United States. -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell successfully received a patent for the telephone and secured the rights to the discovery -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
it was a very chaotic day. men and women would rush to claim homesteads or purchase lots of new towns and spring into the night. -
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
The Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants was an immigration station. If an immigration paper was in order and in a good reasonable, healthy condition the inspection lasted 3 go 5 hours. -
The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
The first edition had a printing of 10,000 copies and was sold in advance of the publication date of September 1, 1900. -
Ford Motor Company is Founded
Henry and 12 others invested $28,000 and created Ford Motor Company. The first car built by the Company was sold July 15, 1903. -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
Access to and from the Island was critical to control and enforce the relatively new immigration laws and deal with the threat of disease from the many new people arriving daily in America. -
The Empire State Building Opens
Construction started on March 17, 1930 and the building opened thirteen months afterward on May 1, 1931 despite favorable related to the building's construction because of the Great Depression and World War II