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Kaden Timeline

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  • Alaska is purchased from russia

  • Completion of Transcontinental Railroad

    Completion of Transcontinental Railroad

    After it was finished the railroad was 1776 miles long. It was constructed between 1863 and 1869.It was established by three separate companies.
  • John D. Rockefeller starts Standard Oil

    John D. Rockefeller starts Standard Oil

    He built his first refinery in Cleveland. The refinery was built in 1870. By 1882 he was the monopoly of oil.
  • Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone

    It first came out in 1876. The first words were to his assistant. He said ¨Mr watson I want to see yoyu

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

  • Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

  • Henry Ford produces his first Model T (car)

    Henry Ford produces his first Model T (car)

    It started in 1908. It ended in 1927. It became prized for its low cost and ease of maintenence

  • Sherman Anti-trust Act

  • Ellis Island opens

    Ellis Island opens

    It was built in 1900.It was the gateway to 12 million immigrants. It was established in 1892.

  • Carnegie Steel’s Homestead Strike

  • Plessy v Ferguson

  • The U.S. declares war on Spain

  • Hawaii is annexed

  • The start of the Boxer Rebellion

    The start of the Boxer Rebellion

    It started on Nov 2 1899. It ended on Sep 7 1901. It was an uprising .

  • Rudyard Kipling published “The White Man’s Burden” in The New York Sun

  • Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

  • Tenement Act

    Tenement Act

    It started in 1901. It was to get rid of tenement buildings. It was mainly for the state of New York.

  • The Philippine Insurrection comes to an end

  • The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine declares the U.S. right to intervene in the Wesern Hem

  • Upton Sinclair releases “The Jungle”

  • Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed

  • Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island

  • Creation of the NAACP

  • The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire

    The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire

    It happened on March 25, 1911. It was one of the deadliest industrial disasters. There were 146 deaths.

  • The Assassination on Austria’s archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI

  • The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic

  • The United States enters WWI

    The United States enters WWI

    There were 4,734,991 troop engaged. There were 53,403 casualties. The U.S. joined alliances with more than 5 countries.

  • Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition

  • Women got the right to vote.

  • Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb

    Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb

    It was patented in 1880. The first light bulb costed $1. It was able to produce 13 hours of light.