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William Kelly and Henry Bessemer discover a way to prodcess iron ore into Steel
Made steel really cheap to manufature -
Edwin Drake Strikes Oil in Pennsylvania
Was the first to Successfully drill for oil. Led to an oil boom acrossed the United States. -
Joseph McCoy Established a Cattle Trading Station in Kansas
Was able to send cattle North to more profiable markets. -
National Labor Union is Organized
The first national union is created in the United States. -
Christopher Sholes Invents the typewriter
Christopher Sholes patens the typerwriter. -
Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads Meet at Promontory Point, Utah.
The Creation of the first transcontinental railroad. -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil in Ohio
Rockefeller creates what would become a giganitc oil tycoon in the United States. -
George Westinghouse invents the air brakes
George Westinghouse pattens the railway air brake making trains safer and fastester. -
The Great Railroad Strike
A massive strike by railroad workers after major wage cuts due to the collaspe. -
Edison invents the phonograph
Kickstated Edison's career as an inventor. -
Terrence Powderly becomes the Leader of Knights of Labor
Terrence apwderly becomes the leader of Knights of labor Union. He wasn't an effective leader. -
Rivers and Harbors Act
Signaled congressional intent to improve waterways to benefit nation by promoting competition amongst transportation modes. -
Smauel Gomper becomes leader of the American Federation of Labor
Under the leadership of Gompers AFL gained strenth and underminds the Knights of Labor. -
Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
The French gift was funveiled in New York harbor. -
Haymarket Square Riot
Labor potest rally turns near Chicago into a riot after a protester threw a bomb at police. -
Andrew Carnegie Publishes The Gospel of Wealth
Ganrnegie writes a novel about the new upper class and wealth inequaility. -
Forest Reserve Act passed
A law that allowed the President of the United States to set aside forest reserves. -
Andrew Carnegie Sell US Steel to JP Morgan
Give over his steel monopolie to JP Morgan. -
Standard Oil is dissolved
The Supreme Court rules Standard Oil as an unreasonal monooly un the Sherman antitrust act and must be dissolved.
