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The Dead Rabbits Riot
This was a two-day civil disturbance in New York City coming from what was originally a small street fight between members of the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys into a citywide war. -
The Ku Klux Klan is Established
Commonly shortened to the KKK are white-supremacist. This group is categorized as a terrorist organization and a hate group. -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
The success of this business empire made Rockefeller one of the world's first billionaires and a celebrated philanthropist. -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
Men and women rushed to claim homesteads or to purchase lots in one of the many new towns. -
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
Ellis Island opened as an immigration station on January 1, 1892. Annie Moore, from Ireland, was the first immigrant to be processed at the federal immigration depot. -
The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the first fantasy written by an American. -
Ford Motor Company is Founded
Ford Motor Company is an American car manufacturer headquartered in Michigan. -
Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil
This was first serialized in McClure's Magazine starting in 1902 and then published as a best-selling book in 1904. -
Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States upon the assassination of President William McKinley. -
The 16th Amendment is Passed
The Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes and incomes, from whatever source derived. -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
To prove their legal right to enter, Chinese and eventually other Asian immigrants were detained and questioned at the Angel Island Immigration Station. -
The 17th Amendment is Passed
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people. -
The Empire State Building Opens
Construction proved an important source of jobs in New York City. The building formally opened on May 1, 1931. -
J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
He was the country's most powerful banker. He began by merging Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Corporation with nine other steel companies to form the world's largest corporation.