#1 William Lloyd Garrison's "The Liberator"

The Liberator, I remember was the only newspaper that my father allowed in the house. My father who did support Negro rights often bought the newspaper for me whenever he had any extra money. This is especially significant because it was one of the many newspapers that promoted equality. I often say I modeled by newspaper after The Liberator.

#2 Major immigration from Southern Ireland (1830's)

Without this wave of immigration, I wouldn't be in this country. This is especially significant because it brought over people like me who are change-agents. This new wave of people also helped fuel the factory economy. This is highly important to me because it was how I became an American.

#3 Invention of the Rotary Press (1846)

The invention of the rotary press is the most significant invention of the 19th century. This is because it made publishing a much easier process, to me the invention of the rotary press marked the end of decades of ignorance. Now, all people have assess to the news that could be beneficial to their situation. Ignorance is no longer an excuse for immigrants, they have all the tools needed to be a better person.

#4 Sedition Acts (1798)

SMH, just like America to take a step in the right direction, and then take two steps backward. The  Sedition acts prevented the press from saying anything derogatory about the federal government. Just when freedom of the press has been cemented by the Zenger trials, this law completely reverses that decision.

#5 Peter Zenger Trials (1734)

These cases were especially significant because it cemented the freedom of the American press in the United States. Peter Zenger who was successfully defended against libel, strengthened the power of the press by giving them freedom, as long as what they are publishing is true.

#6 Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)

The Chinese Exclusion Act at the time was a necessary measure. Although, I feel hypocritical for believing this but immigrants coming from my home country needed the jobs a lot more. Ireland is a horrible place, and since immigrants from Ireland came first they should not be in competition for jobs.

#7 Knights of Labor founded (1869)

The Knights of Labor is especially significant to my family because most of my life, my father worked as a cobbler. In Ireland he tells me he was the best Cobbler for hundreds of miles, and that when he came to America it was what he wanted to do. He set up a small shop in which he made custom-made shoes for wealthy business men. That is how he met the man who paid for my college education; by joining the KOL he better positioned himself in a state where he wouldn't be taken advantage of.