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bessemer process discorved
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bessemer process discovered
the first method discovered for mass-producing steel. -
oil in PA
It was the first oil boom in the United States. -
homestead act
The Homestead Acts were several United States federal laws that gave an applicant ownership of land, typically called a "homestead", at little or no cost. -
transcontinental railroad
was a 1,907-mile (3,069 km) contiguous railroad line constructed in the United States. -
national labor union started
The National Labor Union was the first national labor federation in the United States. -
typewriter invented
sholes invented the typewriter -
airbrake invented
A railway air brake is a railway brake power braking system with compressed air as the operating medium.[ -
standard oil company started
Standard Oil Co. Inc. was an American oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. -
telephone invented
Sound waves are carried as mechanical vibrations along the string or wire from one diaphragm to the other. -
b and o railroad strike
these were spontaneous outbreaks in numerous cities of violence against railroads -
phonograph invented
thomas edison invented it. -
lightbuld invented
thomas edison invented the fillament in the middle -
haymarket square riot
turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at police. -
statue of liberty
was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. -
gospel of wealth published
describes the responsibility of philanthropy by the new upper class of self-made rich. -
forest reserve act
law that allowed the President of the United States to set aside forest reserves from the land in the public domain. -
homestead strike
was an industrial lockout and strike -
pullman strike
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States. -
carnegie sells to j.p morgan
he sold it for 4million dollars. -
standard oil dissolved by supreme court
the Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil Company, ruling it was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
