Immigration and Industrialization Timeline

  • The Dead Rabbits Riot

    The Dead Rabbits Riot
    A riot occurred between the Dead Rabbits and the Metropolitan Police,
  • The Ku Klux Klan is Established

    The Ku Klux Klan is Established
    The KKK is a racist terrorist group of people that was formed
  • John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil

    John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
    John D. Rockefeller formed the oil company
  • Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
    Graham received a patent for the telephone and the rights to the discovery.
  • The Great Oklahoma Land Race

    The Great Oklahoma Land Race
    Men and women rushed to claim houses or to purchase land in one of the many new towns that came into existence overnight.
  • Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants

    Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
    Ellis Island started processing immigrants
  • The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published

    The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
    The Wizard of Oz is the first-ever fantasy book
  • J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel

    J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
    The United States Steel Corporation, usually known as U.S. Steel or simply Big Steel, was capitalized
  • Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States

    Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States
    Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States after McKinley was assassinated
  • Ford Motor Company is Founded

    Ford Motor Company is Founded
    Henry Ford founded his company in 1903 which was making automobiles and he invented the assembly line
  • Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil

    Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil
    Tarbell began to investigate Standard Oil
  • The 16th Amendment is Passed

    The 16th Amendment is Passed
    The whole purpose of the Sixteenth Amendment was to relieve all income taxes
  • Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants

    Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
    The Angel Island Immigration Station served as the main immigration facility in the United States from 1910 to 1940
  • The 17th Amendment is Passed

    The 17th Amendment is Passed
    The 17th Amendment was Passed by Congress on May 13 1912
  • The Empire State Building Opens

    The Empire State Building Opens
    The building was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931.