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The Dead Rabbits Riot
a riot occurred between the Dead Rabbits and the Metropolitan Police, and the Bowery gangs against the Municipal Police, Mulberry Street Boys, Roach Guards, and Dead Rabbits in Bayard Street -
The Ku Klux Klan is Established
A group of Confederate veterans made the Klu Klux Klan in Pulaski Tennesee -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
John started his business to control the unpredictable oil market and make his profits more dependable -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone when he was 29 years old and a couple of days later he made the first phone call to his partner Thomas Watson -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
people went into new towns to buy new housing that had just popped up and after over 11 thousand homesteads were claimed -
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
Ellis Island opened to process immigrants to get into the U.S. on January 1st 1892 -
The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
The Wizard of Oz was published by L. Frank Baum and was the fantasy first book published by an American -
J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
J. P. Morgan formed U.S. Steel by financing the merger of Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Company with Elbert H. Gary's Federal Steel Company and William Henry Moore's National Steel Company for 492 million USD -
Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States
Teddy was vice president for 194 days before he was president after the assasination of President McKinley -
Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil
Tarbell began to investigate Standard Oil; her articles appeared in every issue of McClure's between November 1902 and May 1904 and were collected into a book in November 1904 -
Ford Motor Company is Founded
Henry Ford founded the Ford Company in Detroit Michigan and sold the first car in July 15th 1903 -
The 16th Amendment is Passed
The 16th Amendment established Congress's right to impose a Federal income tax and was ratified February 3, 1913 -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
Angel Island opened to let people into the west side of the U.S. after Ellis island opened -
The 17th Amendment is Passed
the 17th Amendment modified Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution by allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators and was ratified on April 8, 1913 -
The Empire State Building Opens
after a little over a year of building the Empire State Building it was open for businesses to work inside it is 102 floors tall and is still used today