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The New York Times Founded
The New York Times FoundedFirst published by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones on September 18th, 1851, under the name of the New York Daily Times. It was intended for production on every day except Sundays. This created a new wave of journalism and advertising thus opening up many opportunities for more jobs. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin was widely read in both the U.S. and abroad, and its publication is said to have inspired the anti-slavery movement in the 1850's. Beecher Stowe's work is said to have sold fifty thousand copies in the first eight weeks, and reached half a million copies within the first six months. After this happened it really showed people the powerful effect books alone can have on society. -
The Repulican Party founded
The Republican Party Founded
The Republican Party is founded by anti-slavery expansion activists, it is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, prior to the Democratic Party breaking away from the Democratic-Republican Party and the National Republicans. This changed the government and how the country was run forever. -
The Beginning of the Civil War
The Beginning of the Civil War
The Confederate States of America were formed by South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, and Texas, and joined by Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas and North Carolina, and it was the Confederacy's attack on Fort Sumter (on April 12th) that starts the Civil War. Trade between the North and South became affected during the Civil War thus stopping businesses from working. -
New York Stock Exchange
New York Sock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York. The NYSE began to have an affect on businesses, schools and even citizens. If it fluctuates in any way it can then have an affect on all of those under it. -
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
The Great Chicago Fire started on Sunday, October 8, and burned for three days before it finally burned itself out Tuesday, October 10, 1871. It killed hundreds and destroyed about 2,000 acres in the central business district. In doing so, it left many people homeless and jobless. This had a major effect on businesses and the way of living for many people in Chicago. -
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River and when it was opened in 1883 it was the largest suspension bridge in the world and had taken 13 years to complete. This allowed for easier transportation between the two cities and allowed for more communication and business growth. -
Oklahoma Land Rush
Oklahoma Land Rush The Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 begins at high noon on April 22nd, 1889, with an estimated 50,000 people lined up for their piece of the available two million acres, settlers could claim lots up to 160 acres in size. Provided a settler lived on the land and improved it, the settler could then receive the title to the land under the Homestead Act of 1862. This event opened up a new way of living and working. -
First Modern Olympic Games
First Modern Olympic Games
The Olympic Games of the I Olympiad are held in Athens, Greece. The original Olympics date back to 776 BC and were held at Olympia on the border of Greece and Macedonia and only Greeks were allowed to compete. It then turned into a worldly event allowing competitors from all over the world to take part in it. This is one of the very few events that bring all the countries together in a positive light. -
First Nobel Prizes
First Nobel Prizes
The first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. The Nobel Prizes are funded by a fund created after the death of Alfred Nobel the Swedish inventor of dynamite and other high explosives.
