Andrew Carnegie and the Homestead Strike in 1892
Andrew Carnegie, one of America’s greatest business titans, is famed for not only building the greatest steel empire ever known in U.S. history, but he was also known for being...
Category: U.S. History
William Tecumseh Sherman: Biography, Sherman’s March, Civil War, & Achievements
A famed and astute military general in the U.S. Army, William Tecumseh Sherman’s heroics during Sherman’s March (during the American Civil War) in 1864 played an immeasurable role in bringing...
John D. Rockefeller: History, Standard Oil, Achievements & Facts
John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), one of the richest men in the history of the United States, was the famous business magnate who founded the Standard Oil Company. By his mid-20s,...
Assassination of U.S. President William McKinley
There is no speck of doubt that 25th U.S. President William McKinley played a crucial role in steering the nation out of a depression in the late 19th century. Sadly...
Major Philanthropic Works by Andrew Carnegie
Following his retirement from business in 1901, Andrew Carnegie, one of the richest men in the world at the time, devoted the rest of his life to pursuing charitable causes...