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U-boats created
U-boats created -
Bessemer Process
A steel-making process. -
Discovery of Gold in Pikes Peak
The discovery of gold in Pikes Peak. -
Homestead Act
Homeowners in Arkansas may receive a homestead property tax credit of up to $375 per year. -
Morrill Land grant act
Committed the federal government to grant each state 30,000 acres of public land issued in the form of "land scrip" certificates. -
Transcontinental r/r completed
The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. -
Statue of Liberty built
The Statue of Liberty was built. -
Battle of little bighorn
A battle fought along the ravines and ridges of the Little Bighorn River. -
Farmers alliance created
The Farmers alliance was created. -
Carlisle school established
The Carlisle school was established. -
Thomas Edison invents light bulb
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. -
Chinese exclusion act
The first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. -
Edison lights up NYC
The first electrical lighting in New York City. -
American federation of labor founded
The American Federation of Labor was founded. -
Interstate commerce act passed
The Interstate Commerce Act was passed. -
Dawes act
An act to provide for the Allotment of Lands in Severalty to Indians on the Various Reservations. -
Jacob Riis published his book of photos
Jacob Riis published his book of photos. -
Alfred T Mahan writes his book on sea power
Alfred T Mahan writes his book on sea power -
Sherman ant-trust act passed
The Sherman Ant-Trust Act was passed. -
Wounded knee massacre
The massacre, during which soldiers of the US Army 7th Calvary Regiment indiscriminately slaughtered hundreds of Sioux people. -
Pullman strike
Widespread railroad strike and boycott. -
Plessy v Ferguson
The court case that upheld a Louisiana state law that allowed for "equal but separate accommodations for the while and colored races." -
Holden v hardy
The Supreme Court held a limitations on working time for miners and smelters as constitutional. -
Spanish American War begins
Spanish American War begins -
Hawaii is annexed
The Hawaiian Islands were annexed by this joint resolution. -
Phillipines islands are annexed
Phillipines islands are annexed -
Newlands Reclamation act
The act set aside money from sales of semi-arid public lands for the construction and maintenance of irrigation projects. -
Panama Canal is built
Panama Canal was built. -
Lochner v New York
A case in which the Court held the New York statue forbidding bakers from working more than 60 hours a week or 10 hours a day violated the 14 Amendment. -
Sinclair’s the Jungle written
Sinclair’s the Jungle written -
Pure Food and drug act passed
The pure Food and Drug Act passed -
Muller V Oregon
A case in which the Court found that limiting the number of work hours for women did not violate the right to contract in the 14th Amendment. -
Hepner act
Fixes the amount of the liability at double the value of the goods received, concealed, or purchased. -
Founding of the NAACP
Founding of the NAACP. -
17th adm
Allows voters to cast direct votes for the U.S. senators -
Federal Reserve act
Created the Federal Reserve System, known simply as "The Fed" -
Ford Motor company's first full assembly line starts
Ford Motor company's first full assembly line starts -
Beginning of the first world war
Beginning of the first world war -
Clayton Antitrust act
Prohibited price discrimination -
Lusitania Sunk
Lusitania Sunk -
US enters WWI
US enters WWI -
Selective Service act
The Selective Service Act authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through conscription. -
WWI ends
WWI ends -
18th adm
Prohibits the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquor.." -
Fredrick Jackson Turner writes essay of settling the west
Fredrick Jackson Turner wrote an essay on settling the west. -
19 adm
The right of citizens of the United State to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the US or by any state on account of sex. -
Immigration quota act
Limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the US through a national origins quota. -
National origins act
Limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the US through a national origins quota. -
Scopes trial
The prosecution of a science teacher for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school.