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William Kelly and Henry Bessemer discover a way to process iron ore into steel
Bessemer and Kelly joined and worked together under Bessemer's name because they had similar procesess -
Edwin Drake strikes oil in PA
The president of the Seneca Oil Company sent Edwin Drake to the sight and he successfully discorvered oil after consistently drilling. -
National Labor Union is organized
first national labor federation of in the US. Led by William H Sylvis -
Joseph McCoy established a cattle trading station in Kansas
He made Abilene, Kansas one of the first cow towns. -
George Westinghouse invents the air brakes
First, trains relied on the air brake system that was invented by George Westinghouse, then it spread to automobiles and heavy vehicles. -
Christopher Sholes invents the typewriter
Christopher Sholes invented the first practical typewriter and the QWERTY keyboard that's still used today -
Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads meet at Promontory Point, Utah
known as the point where the first Transcontinental Railroad in the United States was officially completed. -
Standard Oil is dissolved
The Standard Oil Co. was founded by John D Rockefeller. The Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil Company, ruling it was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. -
John D Rockefeller creates Standard Oil in Ohio
Rockefeller united three companies together to form the Standard Oil Compnay. The company began to purchase and drive out of business oil refiners across the United States. -
Terrence Powderly becomes the leader of the Knights of Labor
He opposed strikes, prefered peaceful negotiations, better wages and working conditions -
Edison invents the phonograph
It was the first phonograph to be able to reproduce a recorded sound -
The Great Railroad Strike
Also reffered to as the Great Upheaval, began in West Virginia. It was the country's first major strike and paralyzed the country's commerce. -
Samuel Gompers becomes leader of American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers was the first and longest-serving president of the American Federation of Labor. Under his leadership, the AFL became the largest and most influential labor federation in the world. -
Haymarket Square Riot
In Chicago Illinois, a bomb was thrown at police and resulted in eight people dying. -
The Statue of Liberty is unveiled
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of France, was officially unveiled to the public by President Grover Cleveland. -
Andrew Carnegie publishes The Gospel of Wealth
An article that describes the responsibility of philanthropy by the new upper class of self-made rich. -
Forest Reserve Act passed
a law that allowed the President of the United States to set aside forest reserves from the land in the public domain. -
Rivers and Harbors Act passed
First federal water pollution act in the United States. It focused on protecting navigation and protecting waters from pollution. -
Andrew Carnegie sells US Steel to JP Morgan for 480 million
created the US Steel Corporation
