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Theodore Roosevelet President elected
Theodore President elected president of United States -
Wright Brothers
Wright Brothers take flight with first homebuilt powered aircraft in North Carolina. -
Roosevelt to Monroe
Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine- United States had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property in those countries. -
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Panama Canal built
Canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. Despite a scaled-back grand ceremony due to the start of World War I, the Panama Canal was finally opened on August 15, 1914. It was the most costly building project ever undertaken in the United States at the time, -
Albert Einstein discovery
Albert Einstein discovers the Theory of Relativity. The special relativity and general relativity theories by Albert Einstein, which were proposed and published in 1905 and 1915, respectively, are typically included in the theory of relativity. In the absence of gravity, special relativity is applicable to all physical phenomena. -
William Taft elected
William Taft elected President of the United States. -
Woodrow Wilson elected
Woodrow Wilson elected President of the United States -
Sixteen Amendment Income Tax
Sixteen Amendment established Income Tax ratification. The United States Constitution's Sixteenth Amendment permits Congress to impose an income tax without dividing the proceeds among the states according to population. Congress approved it in 1909. -
World War 1
World War 1 begins abasing the Central Powers. World War I, also known as the First World War, was a global conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918 and is regarded as one of the deadliest wars in history. It is frequently abbreviated as WWI -
Radio Station
First radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh established