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J.P. Morgan
was Born -
Alexander Graham Bell
was born -
Bessemer process
first process to mass produce steel by Henry Bessemer -
Eugene Debs
was Born -
Christopher Sholes
Sholes and his friend Samuel patented page numbering machine. -
Credit Mobilier Scandal
Credit Mobilier took money from the government and the Union Pacific Railroad stockholders. Investigation took place -
Christopher Sholes
Developed first practical typewriter -
Transcontinental Railroad Completion
The two sides of the transcontinental railroad were linked completing the railroad. -
John D. Rockefeller
was Born -
Alexander Graham Bell
patented his invention, the telephone. -
Thomas Edison
opened his first lab -
Munn v. Illinois
A court case to decide whether Illinois should regulate prices charged by grain elevators. -
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Edwin Drake
founded the Standared Oil Company -
Mother Jones
Fought for the rights of workers across the nation. Participated in labor union meetings -
Thomas Edison
first power station lighted surrounding new york homes. -
Haymarket riot
occured in Haymarket Square in Chicago -
Interstate Commerce Act
tried to regulate the railroad industry by establishing the ICC (Interstate Commerce Commission) -
Alexander Graham Bell
Invented graphophone -
Alexander Graham Bell
Founded National Geographic Society -
Sherman Antitrust Act
federal law to regulate large corporations and trusts -
Homestead Strike
workforce of Carnegie Steel manufacturing plant went on strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania. -
Pullman Strike
The company raised their price for food and water -
Eugene Debs
organized American Railroad Union (ARU) -
Pullman Strike
The boycott to the bad working conditions occurred -
Henry Ford
Invented first car powered by gasoline motor -
J.P. Morgan
Funded large mergers to popular American companies like the General Electric Company and The United States Steel Corporation -
Henry Ford
Ford was vice president in charge of design and production motor Company -
Wright brothers
Wright brothers made first flight -
Lochner v. New York Decision
The decision was made to let ordinary people, even people of foreign birth, make their own decisions about how to exchange goods. -
Henry Ford
bought out the shareholders and became president. -
Mother Jones
Aided coal miners strike -
John D. Rockefeller
his contributions to national parks were noticed by the National Park Service.
