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William Kelly and Henry Bessemer discover a way to process iron ore into steel
Steel became crucial to the industrial revolution and proved to be a strong metal used in many inventions/buildings to come. -
Edwin Drake strikes oil in Pennsylvania
Sparked the Pennslyvania oil rush, and search for oil across America began. -
Joseph McCoy established a cattle trading station in Kansas
Cattle became an asset to American diet and produce and soon the cattle trade would spread across the United States. -
National Labor Union is organized
The National Labor Union consisted of unskilled labourers, farmers, and reformers that were fighting for 8 hour work days and better wages/treatment. -
Chirstopher Sholes invents the typewriter
Communication and the press in America was revolutionized under the influence of the typewriter. News was able to spread faster and more reliably. -
George Westinghouse invents the air brakes
George Westinghouse's new air brakes provided transportation for people and cargo to become exponentially safter and more reliable. -
Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads meet at Promontory Point, Utah
United States is now connected by railroad industry, people now have access to travel across nation. -
John D. Rockefeller creates Standard Oil in Ohio
John D. Rockefeller came to control 90% of US refineries and pipelines. Rockefeller also donated $500 million to various philathropic causes. -
The Great Railroad Strike
The Great Railroad Strike was sparked in Martinsburg, West Virginia in response to more cut wages. Railroad workers protested by blocking and preventing any freight trains access through their town. -
Edison invents the phonograph
The phonograph revolutionized history in the aspect that things could now be recorded and heard across the nation. -
Terence Powderly becomes the leader of the Knights of Labor
Under Powderly's rule the Knights of Labor's reform flourished as it gain more members. Powderly fought hard for 8 hour work days, abolishing child labor, equal wages, and other political reforms including the graduated income tax. -
Samuel Gompers becomes leader of American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers was a key leader in teh American Federation of Labor, and fought to emancipate labor. Gompers fought for high wages and shorted work day hours. -
Haymarket Square Riot
Haymarket Square Riot was a bloody confrontation between workers protesting for 8 hour work days, and Chigaco policemen. Left an impact on US and international politics. -
The Statue of Liberty is unveiled
Statue was a gift from France, and would come to serve as a natioal symbol for the United States. -
Andrew Carnegie publishes The Gospel of Wealth
The Gospel of Wealth introduced the idea that the wealthy class, although small, should donate money for the greater good of society. -
Forest Reserve Act passed
Act allowed President of the US to set aside land reserves from the public domain to provide national parks. -
Rivers and Harbors Act passed
The Rivers and Harbors Act is the oldest federal enviormental law in the US. -
Andrew Carnegie sells U.S. Steel to J.P Morgan for $4800 million
With a surplus of income, Carnegie came to invest in educational things like his own University and granting librarys with as much as $5 million. -
Standard Oil is dissolved
Supreme Court ordered its dissolution ruling that it was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
