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The Dead Rabbits Riot
The Dead Rabbits riot was a two-day disturbance in New York City evolving from what was originally a small-scale street fight between members of the Dead Rabbits one of the most notorious Irish gangs in New York City in the mid-19th century and the Bowery Boys also a notorious gang into a citywide gang war. -
The Ku Klux Klan is Established
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was a U.S. white supremacist, violent, racist organization/hate group. In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan re-emerged with as many as six million members nationwide. Its purpose was to frighten newly freed African Americans and to take away their rights. By the 1990s the Klan had broken up into small groups, mostly in the Southern states. -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
In 1870, John D. Rockefeller joined the oil business with his brothers William, Samuel Andrews, Henry M. Flagler, and Stephen V. Harkness, Their business was named The Standard Oil Company of Ohio. The discovery of oil provided a new source of fuel, and the discovery of the Spindletop geyser in 1901 encouraged huge growth in the industry. -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell, best known for his invention of the telephone, revolutionized communication as we know it. Bell carried out numerous experiments all centered around human speech and the use of technology to carry human-made sounds long distances. -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
The Great Oklahoma Land Race was the first land run into the unassigned Lands of former Indian Territory. It's important to this era because this 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
From 1892 to 1924, Ellis Island was America's largest and most active immigration station, where over 12 million immigrants were processed. It was important to this era because it allowed for a huge rise in the U.S. economy due to the mass amount of newcomers entering the area ready for jobs. -
The Wizard of Oz is Published
The Wizard of Oz was written by Lyman Frank Baum in 1900, it was a political allegory for the Gilded Age. -
Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil
The work of Tarbell and others led to many anti- trust lawsuits to finally curb the power of monopolies like Standard Oil. -
J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
Early in 1901, J. P. Morgan, the country’s most powerful banker, merged Andrew Carnegie’s Carnegie Steel Corporation with nine other steel companies to form the world’s largest corporation. The United States Steel Corporation, usually known as U.S. Steel or simply Big Steel, was capitalized at $1.4 billion. -
Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States
Roosevelt prioritized conservation and established national parks, forests, and monuments to preserve the nation's natural resources. In foreign policy, he focused on Central America, where he began construction of the Panama Canal. -
Ford Motor Company is Founded
Henry Ford and 12 others invested $28,000 and created the Ford Motor Company. The first car built by the Company was sold on July 15, 1903. By introducing the moving assembly line, Henry Ford hugely influenced the changing of the way we manufacture not only cars but all types of goods. -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
The Angel Island Immigration Station served as the main immigration facility on the West Coast of the United States from 1910 to 1940. When it opened in 1910, the new detention facility on Angel Island was considered ideal because of its isolation. Access to and from the Island was very important 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 17th Amendment is Passed
Passed by Congress on May 13, 1912, and ratified on April 8, 1913, the 17th Amendment modified Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution by allowing voters to cast direct votes for U. -
The 16th Amendment is Passed
Amendment Sixteen to the Constitution was ratified on February 3, 1913. It grants Congress the authority to issue an income tax without having to determine it based on population. -
The Empire State Building Opens
The Empire State Building was officially built to host corporate business offices (along with being the tallest building in the world, standing at 1,250 feet tall). A brief history of the Empire State Building
It is a symbol of New York City and an embodiment of America's rise to global financial power in the 20th century.