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Bessemer Process is used by Andrew Carnegie
Years after its conception in 1856, Andrew Carnegie utilized the Bessemer Process to help boost steel production. -
WCTU is Founded
Francis Willard creates the Women's Christian Temperance Union to rally for support regarding a ban on alcohol -
Telephone is created
Alexander Graham Bell creates the telephone and makes the 1st ever call on this date -
Railroad Strike of 1877
After Baltimore and Ohio cut wages a 3rd time, people began protesting, preventing trains from rolling until the cut was lifted. -
Tuskegee Institute is founded
The Tuskegee Institute is founded by Booker T. Washington to help train black teachers. -
Standard Oil is established as a trust
In 1882 because of laws against monopolies, Standard Oil becomes a trust officially -
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
This act was signed into law by Chester A. Arthur, prohibiting Chinese workers from immigrating into the U.S -
Pendleton Act of 1883
This act was signed into law by Chester A. Arthur to establish a merit based system of reward in pertinence to federal jobs -
Time Zones created
Railroads began to set up a time zone system with four different zones for increased efficiency. -
Alaska Becomes Part of The U.S
After being purchased in 1867, Alaska becomes an official territory in 1884 -
Chinese Exclusion Act #2 is Approved
This 2nd act of the Chinese Exclusion Act tightened the conditions of its predecessor act. This was signed by Chester A. Arthur. -
Barbed Wire Condemnation
The U.S Congress condemned the use of barbed wire around government owned areas and grounds -
Haymarket Riot
Haymarket Square in Chicago was full of protesters doing a peaceful labor rally that quickly went violent as a bomb went off, killing 7 policemen. -
Dawes Act of 1887
Signed by Grover Cleveland, the Dawes Allotment Act was an act that forced Native Americans to act as singular people, not as a tribe of people. -
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
The ICA is signed by Grover Cleveland that was created to regulate the railroad business, especially its practices that seemed monopolistic. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act 0f 1890
Congress approves the act, thus officially banning trusts and strengthens the governments regulation on commerce. -
Ocala Platform of 1890
The platform created by a coalition of the Southern Farmer's Alliance, Colored Farmer's Alliance, and the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association, detailing specific demands that they wanted Congress to do for a better economy -
Wounded Knee
The massacre of over 200 captured Sioux indians in Wounded Knee, South Dakota caused by U.S Cavalry -
Forest Reserve Act of 1891
This law established a presidential right to establish forest reserves apart from the public domain -
Panic of 1893
The panic of 1893 ensues, causing closure of banks, a crash in the New York Stock Exchange, and an economic depression that lingers until 1897
