Industrial Revolution

Christopher Sholes is born

Feb 14, 1819

Most noted for the QWERTY keyboard

Edwin Drake Born

Mar 29, 1819

Mother Jones is Born

Jan 1, 1837

J. P. Morgan is born

Jan 1, 1837

John D. Rockefeller is Born

Jan 15, 1839

Thomas Edison is born

Feb 11, 1847

Eugene V. Debs is Born

Jan 1, 1855

Bessemer process is developed by Henry Bessemer

Jan 1, 1856

First proccess to make steel that was stronger lighter and cost less

First crude oil is pulled out of a well

Aug 27, 1859

First oil fire

Oct 6, 1859

Transcontinental Railroad is Started

Jan 1, 1863

Connected the East with West so people could travel. This also allowed for faster shippment of goods across the U,S,

Henry Ford is born

Jul 30, 1863

Most noted for the mass productoin of the Model T ford and other cars

Electric vote recorder created by Edison

Jan 1, 1864

Automatic telegrapgh repeater invented by Thomas Edison

Jan 1, 1864

Stock ticker created by Edison

Jan 1, 1869

Increased the speed at which the names and numbers where typed to approximately 1 character per second

Transcontinental Railroad is Finished

Jan 1, 1869

Credit Mobilier Scandal

Jan 16, 1872

was between the Union Pacific Railroad and the Credit Mobilier company

Electric pen invented by Edison

Jan 1, 1877

Phonograph invented by Edison

Jan 1, 1877

Munn V. Illiinois court begins

Jan 1, 1877

The descision disallowed the states being able to regulate everything in their borders
It was left to the government to do that

Edison Electric Light Company formed by Edison

Jan 9, 1878

Incandescent Lamp invented by Edison

Jan 1, 1879

Edwin Drake Dies

Nov 8, 1880

First Commercial Electric station installed in London

Jan 1, 1882

This powered all Londeners who had Edison electric light bulbs installed in their homes

Haymarket Riot in Chicago

Jan 1, 1886

Workers were peacfully demonstrating that they didnt like their 8 hour shifts when suddenly someone throws a TNT bomb into the policmen and everybody goes nuts.
Aftermath is 4 policemen dead and 7 civilians dead many are wounded

Sherman Antitrust Act

Jan 1, 1890

Stopped companies from decreasing the competition in any given industry

Homestead Strike begins

Jan 1, 1892

The iron and steel workers go on strike to protect their jobs because of the influx of less skilled workers from the expansion of the company

Pullman Strike

Jan 16, 1894

The strike was between the ARU and the Pullman Company workers.
The Pullman workers were going on strike for the longhpours and minimul wages

First Human Flight thanks to Wright brothers

Dec 17, 1903

Traveled a total distance of 120 feet in 12 seconds (6.81 mph)

Model T Ford by Henry Ford

Oct 1, 1908

First model T ford introduced into the world (ain't she a dandy?)

First Battery (alkaline electrolyte) invented by Edison

Jan 1, 1910

• Battery used potassium hydroxide
• Reacted with the battery’s iron and nickel electrodes This caused the battery to be lighter, reliable and rechargeable

J. P. Morgan Dies

Jan 1, 1913

Eugene V. Debs Dies

Jan 1, 1926

Last pattent for Edison (synthetic rubber)

Jan 1, 1930

Mother Jones Dies

Jan 1, 1930

Thomas Edison dies

Oct 18, 1931

The world turned off their lights for 10 minutes to honor a fallen scientist and buisness man.

John D. Rockefeller Dies

Jan 1, 1937

Henry Ford dies

Apr 7, 1947