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Bessemer Process Patented
The Bessemer Process was first created in 1855 by Henry Bessemer. The process would take crude iron ans make it into steel. -
Edwin Drake Strikes Oil
Edwin Drake finally strikes oil. This became the initial event for the Pennsylvannia oil rush. -
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Rockefeller Buys Out Clark & Company
John D. Rockefeller wanted in on the oul buisness. He bought out Clark & Company to do so. He became a major staple in the oil refining buisness, and became filthy rich. Eventually, his buisness became out of hand, and was subjected to government action. -
Christopher Sholes Patents Typewriter
Christopher Sholes and two other men finished their invention of the typewriter in 1867. It wasn't until a year later (the above date) that they were given a patent. Sholes went on to sell his rights to Remington Arms Company because he couldn't sell. -
Durant Scam Ends
Thomas Durant is the mastermind behind the Credit Mobilier Scandal. Himself and a few other men all agreed that building a railroad is more profitable than running one. So they made a fake construction company and profited from numerous government bonds and high paying investors. The government soon learned of their actions and shut it down. -
Transcontinental Railroad Finished
On this date the railroad was completed. Travel time from the east to the west was drastically reduced. -
J.P. Morgan & Co. Formed
J.P. Morgan is privately owned banking company ran by J.P. Morgan himself. He was an exceptional banker, and even helped out the U.S. Government during the depression. -
Munn v. Illinois
Munn v. Illinois was a case over maximum rates for grain house usage and elevator usage. Munn was accused over going over these maximum rates. This case went to court because it was public use. Munn was found guilty of over use, and did not violate the 14th amendment because it was public goods run by a private ownership. -
Alexander Graham Bell Invents Telephone
Sometime in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. In 1877, he formed the Bell Telephone company and also married Mabel Hubbard. -
Thomas Edison Invents Lightbulb
The lightbulb is one of Edison's greatest inventions. He also invented all sorts of other inventions, in the end having 18 inventions under his name. -
Haymarket Riot
The Haymarket Riot happened because factory workers of McCormick Harvesting Company were angry over their hours. A few people were killed. -
Interstate Commerce Act
This act made it so railroads were under federal regulation by a five-member board known as the Insterstate Commerce Comission. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act was established to prevent monopolies. -
Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was a worker union against Andrew Carnegie' steel plant. -
Pullman Strike Begins in Chicago
On this day, Pullman Palace Car Company workers went on strike. They did this because they didn't get the wages they desired. Their actions affected railroad traffic nationwide, but eventually the boycott and union were died out. -
Wright Brothers First Flight
On this date, the Wright Brothers flew their airplane. Nothing like their invention has ever been recorded. -
Lochner v. New York
This case was about the amount of hours that employees can work at Lochner's Bakery. New York legislature claimed that they were over working their employees. The court favored Lochner. -
Henry Ford Introduces Model T
The Model T was a revolutionary invention in the 19th century. Going from horse carriages to cars was a big change. Ford went on to invent many more cars and form his own company. -
Eugene Debs and the 1912 Election
Eugene Debs was a candidate of the socialist party for the Presidential Election of 1912. He ran against Woodrow Wilson. One of Debs' big ideas was putting America at war. Debs was jailed soonly due to the Espionage Act. -
Mother Jones' Last Appearance
Mother Jones' had been a union activist all of her life. Countless times has she unionzied workers in the coal buisness and spoke out in strikes all over the country. Her last fight was with dressmakers who were striking.
