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Spanish American War
A conflict between the U.S. and Spain that ended Spanish rule in the Americas. -
The U.S. currency is placed on the gold standard.
No country currently backs its currency with gold, but many have in the past, including the U.S.; for half a century beginning in 1879, Americans could trade in $20.67 for an ounce of gold. The country effectively abandoned the gold standard in 1933, and completely severed the link between the dollar and gold in 1971 -
The Passing of the Platt Amendment
The amendment demanded that Cuba sell or lease lands to the United States necessary for coaling or the development of naval stations. -
The Inauguration of President William Mckinley.
The inauguration marked the commencement of the second term of William McKinley as President and the only term of Theodore Roosevelt as Vice President. -
Cuba Declares independence from U.S.
After the Spanish–American War, Spain and the United States signed the 1898 Treaty of Paris, by which Spain ceded Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam to the United States for the sum of $20 million. Cuba gained formal independence from the U.S. -
The first Major League World Series of Baseball
It matched the American League (AL) champion Boston Americans against the National League (NL) champion Pittsburgh Pirates in a best-of-nine series, with Boston prevailing five games to three, winning the last four. -
The Wright Brothers make their first flight.
Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane. The Wrights used this stopwatch to time the Kitty Hawk flights. -
United States acquires the Panama Canal.
Under the terms of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty of 1903 by which Panama granted to the United States, in return for annual payments, the sole right to operate and control the canal and about 5 miles of land on each side. -
President Theodore Roosevelt Inauguration for the second time.
The inauguration marked the beginning of the second (only full) term of Theodore Roosevelt as President and the only term of Charles W. Fairbanks as Vice President. -
"The Jungle" By Upton Sinclair Is Written
The Jungle is a 1906 novel by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair. He wrote the novel to portray the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities. -
The San Francisco Earth Quake Occurs
The California earthquake ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time. -
The Antiquities Act is Passed
The Antiquities Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1906. It is officially known as 'An Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities.' Additionally, the Act authorizes the U.S. President to restrict the use of particular public land owned by the federal government. -
Oklahoma is admitted as a state
On September 17, 1907 the people of the Indian and Oklahoma Territories voted favorably on statehood. The vote was certified and delivered to the President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt -
The NAACP is established
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington and Moorfield Storey. -
The Inauguration of William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft was inaugurated as the nation's 27th president. -
The RMS Lusitania makes its FIRST voyage
The Lusitania, which was owned by the Cunard Line, was built to compete for the highly lucrative transatlantic passenger trade.
On May 7, 1915, less than a year after World War I (1914-18) erupted across Europe, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania.