1840-early 1900s

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

                                                             

                 

Social Darwinism

Gilded Age

Capitalism

Monopolies

In 2008, the United States Gross Domestic Product was 14.2 trillion dollars:

$14,200,000,000,000ChartHow long would it take you to count to

one trillion?At one number per second, it would take

you 11,570,000 days, or about 31,709 years!

Top 10 Largest American Companies

Company Industry

1 Wal-Mart Retailing

2 Exxon-Mobil Oil & Gas Operations

3 General Motors Automobile

4 Chevron Oil & Gas Operations

5 Ford Motor Co. Automobile

6 ConocoPhillips Oil & Gas Operations

7 General Electric Conglomerates

8 Citigroup Banking

9 AIG Insurance

10 IBM Software & Services

Mourn Passing of Benefactor ALTOONA, Penn., Aug. 11.--Hundreds of veteran employees, now retired by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and who once worked on the Pittsburgh Division when Andrew Carnegie was Superintendent, are mourning the passing of their former leader. Many of these pioneer railroaders received a pension of $25 monthly from the dead philanthropist. Carnegie resided in this city for two years, making his home with his mother.