the gilded age time line
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Ereignisse
1852
Elisha Otis developed
a safety mechanism to
prevent elevator car from
falling. He showed how
it worked at the New York
invention exposition.May 10, 1876 the United States
celebrated its 100th anniversary.
The centennial exhibition was
held in Philadelphia.1880 The light bulb was
invented. It Took Thomas Edison
2 years to add a street lighting system.1870 Rockefeller founded standard oil.
Kerosene cost 30 cents a gallon.May 1, 1886 Thousands
of workers mounted a demonstration
for 8 hour work days. Dozens of people
were killed during the riots and strikes.1871 Fire devastates
Chicago. This fire is known
as the great fire of Chicago.1888 Richmond, Virginia,
introduced street cars powered by overhead
electrical cables.
They were invented by
Frank Julian Sprague.1858 Rowland H. Macy
opened what he called a
department store. It became
the largest single store in America.1884 LaMarcus Thompson opened the
worlds first roller coaster.
It was the first ride to open
at Coney Island.1883 "Buffalo Bill" created Buffalo Bill's
Wild West show. It started from a
fourth of July party he had.1864 Sand Creek Massacre.
Plains Indians fought to
repel the whites from moving south.1889 Federal gov opens the
Oklahoma territory.
thousands gathered on the
border to enter and claim there land.1890 Sitting bull dies. He
was the first leader of all
seven Lakota Sioux bands.1876 Sioux defeat U.S.
troops in the battle of
the little big horn.
Custer and all of his men died.1869 transcontinental railroad
connects from east to west.
The last spike was gold plated.1877 First farmers
alliance is established.
It was an organized agrarian
ecosystem movement.1882 Congress passes the
Chinese exclusion act. The
first significant law restricting
immigration into the United States.1883 Civil Service Act is
established. It established
a merit system for government jobs.1888 Booker T. Washington
opens Tuskegee Institute.
A university in Alabama.1896 Plessy V. Ferguson case
happened. The supreme court ruled
separate but equal facilities legal.
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