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Transcontinental Railroad Completion
The Trascontinental railroad was a railroad built by the United States and was located in Panama. It connected North America to South America. The railroad was first operational in 1855 -
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J.P. Morgan
J.P Morgan was one of the world's greatest finaniers during the pre-World War I decades. He reestablished major railroads and united the United States Steel, International Harvester, and General Electric corporations. -
Bessemer Process
The Bessemer Process is the first process of mass prducing steel. This allowed mass production of steel in the US. -
Edwin Drake
On August 27th, 1859, Edwin Drake became the first man to drill a productive oil well in the United States. He did this by studying the techniques of drilling salt wells. -
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Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was an inventor who had a record of 1093 patents. He played a major role in the modern age of electricity. He invented things like the phonograph, the lightbulb, and the motion picture projector. -
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Crédit Mobilier Scandal
The Crédit Mobilier Scandal was illiegal manipulation of contracts and construction and finance company associated with the building of the Union Pacific Railroad. -
Christopher Sholes
On June 23, 1868 Christopher Sholes patented the typewriter. He developed the typewriter with the help of Glidden and Soulé. He had to sell his patent rights to the Remington Arms Company due to financial issues. -
John D. Rockefeller
In 1870 John D. Rockefeller along with a few associates founded the Standard Oil Company. Standard was the first great U.S. buisness trust. It also dominated the oil industry during its time. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone on February 14th, 1876. -
Munn v. Illinois
The Munn v. Illinois case was a case in the U.S. Supreme Court that maintained the power of the government to regulate private industries. The Supreme Court came to a consensus that the state power to regulate moves to private companies when they involve public interest. -
Haymarket Riot
The Haymarket Riot was a confronttion between labor workers and police in Chicago Illinois. The Haymarket Riot was very violent and resulted in many deaths. The labor workers wanted their work day to be reduced to eight hours, and the police intervened on the strike. -
The Interstate Commerce Act
The Interstate Commrce Act was put into place in 1887 and was used to prevent discrimination from the railroads. This forced railroads to have public rates for travelers to see. -
The Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act outlaws all combinations that restrain trade between states or with foreign countries. It also made any attempt of monopolizing any trade or commerce in the United States. -
Mother Jones
Mother Jones was a widely known supporter for the union rights of coal miners and other workers. She was also an active advocate of prohibiting child labor. She helped found the Social Democratic Party and the Industrial Workers of the World. -
Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was a violent dispute between the Carnegie Steel Company and many of its workers. It i also known as the Homestead riot. A gun battle resulted in some dead and many injured. -
Pullman Strike
On May 11th, 1894 due to little pay the American Railway Union went on strike in protest. The protest spread to 27 states and territories in Ohio and California. The strike was ended by 2,500 troops going to Chicago to stop the violence who were sent by the president. -
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Eugene Debs
Eugene Debs was a labour organizer and Social party candidate for president from 1900 to 1920. His highest popular vote toal of all 5 times he was candidate was 915,000 votes. He refused the nomination for candidate in 1916. -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford founded Ford Motor Company in 1903. He changed the world with this company because it had automobiles at a lower cost that people could afford. Therefore, more people had cars so more roads were built and the cities grew. -
Wright Brothers
In 1903 the Wright Brothers achieved the first fully sustained controlled airplane flight. Their airplane was a glider plane with modified wings with a very large surface area to achieve the most lift. -
Lochner v. New York Decision
The Lochner v. New York Decision made it so states could not limit the number of hours a citizen can work in one day. This decision led to many other deccisions regarding a citizens work hours, conditions, and wages.
