The Gilded Age
By Dane Kennedy
Small summary
It is going to be about the best and the worst part about the gilded age.
Inventions
-Thomas Edison made the first incandescent light bulb.
-Railroad companies made four time zones that we still use today.
-Montgomery ward started the first global
Population Growth
-The population of New York City was 3,747,202 people.
-From 1860-1900 the population of New York City expanded from 805,658 people all the way up to 3,747,202 people.
-Immigration was a big factor in the population boom in the U.S cities in the east.
John D. Rockefeller
-He became the first American billionaire.
-his family got $1.4 billion when he died.
-At the start of his company he earned over $1billion.