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The Dead Rabbits Riot
The Dead Rabbits riot was a two-day civil disturbance in New York City evolving from what was originally a small-scale street fight between members of the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys into a citywide gang war -
The Ku Klux Klan is Established
They have provided a vehicle for hatred in America since 1865. Its members have been responsible for atrocities that are difficult for most people to even imagine. -
John D Rockefeller creates Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company controlled almost all oil production, processing, marketing, and transportation in the United States. By 1880, through elimination of competitors, mergers with other firms, and use of favourable railroad rebates, it controlled the refining of 90 to 95 percent of all oil produced in the United States -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
The invention of the Telephone revolutionized communication as we know it. People no longer needed to be co-located beside each other to be able to converse. Through the use of the telephone, people could have equally meaningful conversations at a distance, all the while preserving reciprocity -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
It gave birth to new hope for thousands of Americans and became an iconic image in the history of the West. The Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 quickly led to the creation of Oklahoma Territory under the Organic Act of 1890 and ultimately to the formation of the forty-sixth state of the Union, Oklahoma, in 1907. -
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
Ellis Island was constructed when Castle Garden became to ill-equipped and unprepared to handle the amount of immigrants that were coming into America -
The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
L. Frank Baum, may have been inspired by the real-life economic struggles during the Gold Standard. Many economists and historians insist that the book is a political allegory
When the movie came out in 1939 it helped lift the spirits of the Americans during the Great Depression through symbolism and by metaphorically relating the characters to the different divisions of Americans. -
J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
The Great Depression in the 1930s was a time of unprecedented struggle for U. S. Steel. Starting in 1932, we began closing some facilities while updating and building others. We also began shifting focus to making more steel for consumer products such as automobiles and household appliances. -
Teddy Roosevelt becomes President of the United States
He was the youngest President. Roosevelt was a leader of the progressive movement and championed his domestic policies, promising the average citizen fairness, breaking of trusts, regulation of railroads, and pure food and drugs. -
Ida Tarbell Published Her Article About Standard Oil
This is one of the most thorough accounts of the rise of a business monopoly and its use of unfair practices. Her reporting contributed to the subsequent breakup of Standard Oil. Standard Oil was found to be in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. -
Ford Motor Company is Founded
Transformed not only the automobile but working life and the role of transportation -
The 16th Amendment is Passed
This allowed Congress to enact the first nationwide income tax, which is now the Federal government's largest source of revenue. Prior to that point, most Federal revenue came from tariffs. -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
It became the major port of entry to the U.S. for Australians and New Zealanders, Canadians, Mexicans, Central and South Americans, Russians, and in particular, Asians and other immigrants coming from the west. -
The 17th Amendment is Passed
This allowed voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators. Prior to its passage, senators were chosen by state legislatures. This led to corruption and favoritism. -
The Empire State Building Opens
The building's Art Deco architecture, height, and observation decks made it a popular attraction.
The Empire State Building's opening had coincided with the Great Depression in the United States. In the first year, only 23 percent of the available space was rented,