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Edwin Drake strikes oil in Pennsylvania
The workers left for the day, and then the next morning a driller looked into the pipe and oil was rising up. -
National Labor Union
A movement that sought to change working conditions, such as, making the workday 8 hours long. -
George Westinghouse invents the air brakes
Reinvents braking technology from a liquid brake, that would leake, leaving you unable to stop. -
Christopher Sholes invents the typewriter
Sholes continued to upgrade the typewriter but with difficulty selling it he sold his patents in 1873 for $12,000. -
John D. Rockefeller creates Standard Oil in Ohio
It absored or destroyed the majority of its competetors in Clevland within 2 months. -
The Great Railroad Strike
Was in response to the third cut in wages by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. -
Edison invents the phonograph
A 2 needle device that when spoken into would record sound waves, and then was able to play them back. -
Terrence Powderly becomes the leader of the Knights of Labor
Powderly was generally opposed to strikes, he preferred a more peaceful approach. -
Samuel Gompers becomes leader of American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers was the first President of AFL and served until his death. -
Haymarket Square Riot
A labor protest rally in Chicago turned into a riot after a bomb was thrown at the police, resulted in 8 casualties. -
The Statue of Liberty is unveiled
The statue stands 151 feet high and depicts Lady Liberty raising a torch in her right hand and holding in her left hand a tablet inscribed with the date of the publication of the Declaration of Independence. -
Rivers and Harbors Act passed
Makes it an offense to discarge any refuse matter into the rivers and harbors. -
Andrew Carnegie publishes "The Gospel of Wealth"
Was an artilcle that called for the rich to use their wealth to help improve society. -
Forest Reserve Act passed
Gives the president the athority to set aside land and forests as parks and reserves. -
Standard Oil is dissolved
After the dissolution "Standard Oil" was removed from almost all company names. -
Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads meet at Promontory Point, Utah
