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The dead Rabbits Riot
Dead Rabbit-Bowery Boy Riot in the Five Points district of lower Manhattan is one of those rare occasions when the spotlight of national attention was cast on gangs, offering Americans, along with accurate and fanciful accounts of gang warfare, visual representations of these notorious urban denizens. -
The Ku Klux Klan is established
On December 25 1865 a group of Confederate veterans decided to form a secret society that they christen the Ku Klux Klan. -
John D. Rockefeller created standard oil
John D. Rockefeller with his business partners and brother form the Standard Oil company. The success of his business empire made him one of the world's first billionaires and celebrated philanthropists. -
Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell successfully received a patent for the telephone. He secured the rights to the discovery. A couple of days later after March 7th, 1876, he made the first call to his partner Thomas Watson. -
The great Oklahoma land race
This day was a day full of chaos. Men and women rushed to claim homesteads. They also purchase lots in one of the new towns that just sprang into existence overnight. Around 11,000 Agricultural homesteads were purchased or claimed. -
Ellis Island opens to process immigrants
Annie Moore from Ireland was the first one to get processed on Ellis Island. This all happened on January 1, 1882. -
The wizard of oz book was published
The Wizard of Oz was the first fantasy written book by an American to enjoy the immediate success of the book upon publication. -
J.P. Morgan Founded U.S. Steel
financing the merger of Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Company with Elbert H. Gary's Federal Steel Company and William Henry "Judge" Moore's National Steel Company for $492 million ($18 billion today). -
Teddy Roosevelt becomes president of the united states
Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States upon the assassination of President William McKinley and ended on March 4, 1909. Roosevelt had been the vice president for only 194 days when he succeeded to the presidency. -
Ford motor company is founded
Henry Ford and 12 others invested 28,000 dollars And they created the Ford Motor Company. The very first car that was built by the Ford Motors Company was sold on July 15, 1903. henry owned 25.5% of the stock. in 1906 he became president and controlling owner. -
Ida Tarbell Published Her Article About Standard Oil
In 1901, Tarbell began to investigate Standard Oil; her articles appeared in every issue of McClure's between November 1902 and May 1904 and were collected into a book -
The 16th amendment is passed
Te 16th amendment was passed on July 2nd, 1909. it was passed by congress and it was ratified on February 3. -
Angle Island open to process immigrants
Immigration station was opened on the northeastern edge of Angel Island, ready to receive its first guests. The first stop on disembarking at the pier on Angel Island was the Administration Building. -
The 17th amendment is passed
President Woodrow Wilson passed the 17th amendment in April 8th 1913. -
The empire state building open
President Hoover pressed and button in Washington D.C. . which officially opened and turned all the lights on the empire state building for the first time.