American history time line from 1885-1915

By mdenison
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    American history

  • telegraph

    telegraph
    The telegraph was made. The American Telephone & Telegraph incorporates (AT&T)

  • The Statue of liberty

    The Statue of liberty
    time line Money was needed to build the statue of liberty and $100,000 raised for Statue of Liberty

  • Drinking straw

    Drinking straw
    timeline 1st wax drinking straw was intened , by Marvin C Stone in Washington DC

  • New York stock crashed

    timeline The New York Stock Exchange collapses, starting the financial panic of 1893. It would lead to a four year period of depression.

  • Starting of the Olympics

    Starting of the Olympics
    timeline The first modern Olympic Games is held in Athens, Greece. Thirteen nations participated, including the United States of America. It was held in Panathinaiko Stadium and had originated from an 1894 congress organized by Pierre de Coubertin who established the International Olympic Committee.

  • movie theatre

    movie theatre
    timeline The first movie theatre in the United States opens in Los Angeles, California. It was known as the Electric Theatre.

  • Oklahoma territory

    time line The Oklahoma Territory and the Indian Territory are combined to form Oklahoma and are admitted into the Union as the 46th state.

  • New York ball drop

    New York ball drop
    timeline The tradition of dropping a ball in New York's Times Square to signal the beginning of the New Year is inaugurated.

  • First World War

    The first World war starts 1914-1918