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The Dead Rabbits Riot
The Dead Rabbits riot was a two-day civil disturbance in New York City evolving from what was originally a small-scale street fight -
The Ku Klux Klan is Established
Klan is the name of several historical and current American white supremacists. -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
He started this in 1870 with his brother and business partner. He made so much money they had to split the oil companies up so he didn't get all the money. Before they split them all up he made 1 billion dollars which made him the first billionaire in the world, and in today's world, that would be 30 billion dollars instead of 1. -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
He invented the telephone which has now upgraded so much it is so different than it used to be. After the patent he then made the telephone to call his partner. -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
This day was a very crazy and exciting day. Men and women ran to claim homesteads and purchase land. -
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
It opened on January 1st, 1892. The first immigrant to go through was a girl from Ireland. She also had a brother that was going through right behind her. -
The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
This was the first fantasy written by an American. It was very successful when it came out and it is also very popular today. -
J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
J. P. Morgan, the country's most powerful banker, merged Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Corporation with nine other steel companies -
Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States
Teddy became president after McKinley was assassinated. He was the vice president before he was the president, and he ended up being a great president and is on Mount Rushmore. -
Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil
She began by revealing the beginnings of the oil industry and how oil came to be in such great demand. Tarbell then described how Rockefeller first began to receive special rates from the railroads. -
The 16th Amendment is Passed
This gave Congress the right to collect income taxes -
Ford Motor Company is Founded
Henry and others invested 28,000 dollars into the Ford company. But Henry Ford isn't known for the car he is known for the perfection of the assembly line. they sold the first car on July 15th. -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
This was called Ellis Island of the West. It opened on January 21st, 1910. It took them 5 years to finish the construction of Angel Island -
The 17th Amendment is Passed
This was the amendment that gave people the right to vote for the senator -
The Empire State Building Opens
What makes the Empire State Building special is it was the first place in the world with 100 floors or more.