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Drake well, Titusville, Pennsylvania
First oil well is drilled, Pennsylvania. During August 27, 1859, George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake made the first successful use of a drilling rig on a well drilled especially to produce oil, this was done on a Creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania -
Transcontinental railroad is completed
On May 10, 1869, The golden spike in Utah, signalized the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. The transcontinental railroad had been an absolute dream for people living in the American West. -
Rockefeller finds Standard Oil
In 1870, Rockefeller found Standard Oil with some other business partners. -
Bell patents telephone
On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone. The invention of the telephone revolutionized the way people communicate with one another. -
First telephone on White House
On this day in 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes has the White House's first telephone installed in the mansion s telegraph room. -
Edison perfects incandescent light bulb
In November 1879, Edison filed a patent for an electric lamp with a carbon filament. -
Railroads set up standard time zones
There were four standard time zones for the continental United States were introduced on November 18, 1883. -
First electric trolley line, Richmond, VA
The Richmond Union Passenger Railway, in Richmond, Virginia, was the first practical electric trolley system, and set the pattern for most subsequent electric trolley systems around the world. -
Sherman Antitrust Act is passed
Approved July 2, 1890, The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices. -
Carnegie Steel Company is formed
The Carnegie Steel company was founded in 1892, Downtown, Pittsburgh, PA. -
J.P. Morgan forms U.S. Steel
U.S. Steel on March 2, 1901