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The Dead Rabbits was a riot for a two-day civil disturbance in New York City. -
The Ku Klux Klan was Established in 1865 -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil with his business partners and brother. The success of this business empire made Rockefeller one of the world's first billionaires and a celebrated philanthropist. -
Alexander Graham made the first-ever telephone call to his partner, Thomas Watson. -
was a day of chaos excitement and utter confusion. Men and women rushed to claim homesteads or to purchase in one of the many new towns that sprang into existence overnight. -
ellis Island was meant for transferring immigrants to America. -
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900, is the first fantasy written by an American to enjoy first success upon publication. -
joined in merging it with the giant Carnegie Steel Company and other steel companies to form the United States Steel Corporation. -
when Teddy Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States. -
Tarbell began to investigate Standard Oil her articles appeared in every issue of McClure's. -
Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford on June 16, 1903. -
the 16th Amendment established Congress's right to impose a Federal income tax. -
The Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay served as the main immigration facility on the West Coast of the United States. -
The 17th Amendment changed the way senators were selected. -
The Empire State Building formally opened on May 1, 1931.