1900-1920 By maliq_brock Mar 4, 1901 McKinley's second inauguration Sep 6, 1901 McKinley's is shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Nov 17, 1903 U.S. acquires Panama Canal Zone Dec 17, 1903 Wright brothers make the first controlled, sustained flight in heavier-than-air aircraft at Kitty Hawk, N.C Mar 4, 1905 Theodore Roosevelt's second inauguration. Apr 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake leaves 500 dead or missing and destroys about 4 sq mi of the city Mar 4, 1909 William Howard Taft is inaugurated as the 27th president Mar 4, 1913 Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated as the 28th president. Apr 8, 1913 Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified Provided for the direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote rather than by the state legislatures. Period: 1914 to 1918 World War I Jan 25, 1915 First long distance telephone service, between New York and San Francisco, is demonstrated Mar 5, 1916 Wilson's second inauguration Aug 14, 1916 U.S. agrees to purchase Danish West Indies (Virgin Islands) for $25 million. Nov 7, 1916 Jeannette Rankin of Montana is the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives Apr 6, 1917 U.S. enters World War I, declaring war on Germany 1918 Worldwide influenza epidemic strikes Nov 11, 1918 Armistice ending World War I is signed Jan 13, 1919 League of Nations meets for the first time; U.S. is not represented Jan 16, 1919 Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor Aug 18, 1919 Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, granting women the right to vote Nov 19, 1919 Treaty of Versailles, outlining terms for peace at the end of World War I, is rejected by the Senate