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John D. Rockefeller started standard oil
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Alaska is purchased from Russia
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Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
The first words spoken through a telephone were "Watson come here, I want you!". Mark Twain was one of the first people to have a phone in their home. There are about 150 million telephone lines in the world and they increase by the thousands everyday. -
Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb
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Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion act was the first significant law that restricted immigration into the united states. At the time Chinese only made up .002 percent of America's population. The main reason the exclusion act was created was to maintain "racial purity". -
Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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Ellis Island opens
Ellis was the first and largest federal immigrant processing station. Before Ellis island opened immigrants were processed by state and not the federal government. Ellis island received over 12 million future Americans before its abandonment. -
Carnegie Steel’s Homestead Strike
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Plessy v Ferguson
This was the "Separate but equal laws" that contributed to segregation. It had a seven-to-one majority vote from the supreme court. Even though it was said to be equal the laws favored white people. -
The U.S. declares war on Spain
The war was declared after the sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor. The war ended with the treaty of Paris and caused Spain to lose control of the remains of its oversea empire. Following the war Cuba got liberation from Spain. -
The Philippine Insurrection comes to an end
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Hawaii is annexed
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Rudyard Kipling published “The White Man’s Burden”
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The start of the Boxer Rebellion
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Tenement Act
This act made it illegal for people to work in poorly ventilated buildings. It also required indoor bathrooms and safe fire escapes. This act also led to the House Tenement Act which helped living situations in apartment homes. -
President McKinley is assassinated
President McKinley was the third president that was assassinated. McKinley was only 58 years old when he was assassinated. He was killed during a celebration that was filled with 116,000 people. -
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine declares the U.S. right to intervene in the Wesern Hem
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Upton Sinclair releases “The Jungle”
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Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed
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Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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Henry Ford produced his first Model T
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Creation of the NAACP
The NAACP is the oldest and largest civil rights organization. The organization was created in response to the violence against African American citizens. It has more than 2,200 branches worldwide. -
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The fire killed 145 workers and was known as one of the most infamous incidents in history. It was a sweatshop that was filled with young girls who couldn't speak English. 79 years later to the day another fire that was similar to this one killed 87 people. -
The Assassination on Austria’s archduke Franz Ferdinand
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The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic
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The United States enters WWI
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Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition
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Women got the right to vote.
Many women went to prison for protesting their rights. When the women went on hunger strike parliament came up with a bill called the "Cat and mouse" Act in order to prevent death. This act meant that some women were temporarily released and then sent back to prison once they recovered.
