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Theodore Roosevelt
President William McKinley was assassinated on September 6, 1901. Theodore Roosevelt was elected into office on September 14, 1901 8 days after McKinley was assassinated. He was inaugurated at the age of 42 becoming the youngest president ever at that time. On that date he officially became the 26th president of the United States of America. -
Coal Mine Strike
Anthracite coal miners go on strike in pennsylvania because of the working conditions in the mines. The Strike lasted for several months until they reached an agreement on 9 hour days and a 10% wage increase. the miners are forbidden to go on strike for 3 years. -
Lochner v. New York
states are forbidden working hours in private buisnesses. Labor advocates argue, and four dissenting justices agree, that some hazardous jobs require state oversight. -
The Jungle
Socialist author Upton Sinclair published his book The Jungle. the book is a graphic account of the meat packaging industry in Chicago's stockyards. -
Meat Inspection
THe U.S. Drug Administration must inspect all animals that are destined for human consumption. -
Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act is passed. expanding the powers of the ICC beyond railroads to express companies and other forms of transportation. The ICC can now reduce rates that it finds unreasonable. -
Muller v. Oregon
in the Muller v. Oregon case the supreme court states that oregon can constitutionally pass a law limiting womens work in factorys to just ten hours a day. -
NAACP Created
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is created to fight against discrimination and outbursts of racial violence. Ida B. Wells urges NAACP to take a united stand against lynching. -
not so fireproof
fire breaks out in the "fireproof" Asch building where Triangle Waist Company occupied the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors. 146 people die in the fire, all within half an hour. This incident ignites public opinion against unsafe urban working conditions.
