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John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
focused on oil refining, which had less variable costs than oil exploration and drilling. -
john d. rockefeller created standard oil
focused on oil refining, which had less variable costs than oil exploration and drilling. -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
At precisely high noon, thousands of would-be settlers make a mad dash into the newly opened Oklahoma Territory to claim cheap land. -
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
From 1892 to 1924, Ellis Island was America's largest and most active immigration station, where over 12 million immigrants were processed. -
The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
Political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz include treatments of the modern fairy tale (written by L. Frank Baum and first published in 1900) as an allegory or metaphor for the political, economic, and social events of America in the 1890s. -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
When it opened in 1910, the new detention facility on Angel Island was considered ideal because of its isolation. -
The Empire State Building Opens
Empire State Building, a steel-framed skyscraper rising 102 stories that was completed in New York City in 1931 and was the tallest building in the world until 1971.