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He was shot and fatally wounded inside the Temple of Music on the grounds of the Pan American Exposition In Buffalo, New York. After his death, Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th President of the United States. -
The Wright brothers observed birds and the way they flew and decided they wanted to fly just the same. They believed they could use the technique of warping and changing the wings to sustain flight. On December 17th Wilbur and Orville successfully flew a glider, later leading to the invention of the modern-day airplane. -
The Monroe Doctrine had been sought to prevent European intervention in the Western Hemisphere, but now the Roosevelt Corollary justified American intervention throughout the Western Hemisphere through updating the doctrine during this time. -
The novel portrays the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities. Most readers were concerned with several passages exposing health violations and unsanitary practices in the American meatpacking industry during the early 20th century, which greatly contributed to a public outcry that led to reforms including the Meat Inspection Act. -
The earthquake hit San Fransico at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18th, 1906. The city was demolished with people devastated and 3,000 dead. At the end of the earthquake, it destroyed 80% of San Fransico. -
This was a financial crisis that took place in the United States over a three-week period starting in mid-October when the New York Stock Exchange fell almost 50% from its peak the previous year. Panic occurred, as this was during a time of economic recession, and there were numerous runs on banks and trust companies. -
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was a civil rights organization in the United States, formed as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans -
Four days into the voyage unable to steer clear of an iceberg quick enough the Titanic took a blow to the side. The boat didn't carry half as many lifeboats needed, so as a result, 3,000 people died as the Titanic sunk. When the public got wind of the titanic it caused public outrage. -
World War 1 was largely triggered by the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. 135 countries took part in the war, and over 15 million people died. The U.S. was in the war in actual combat for only seven and a half months during which time 116,000 were killed and 204,000 were wounded. -
The Americans joined World War 1 on April 6, 1917, after 128 Americans were killed by a German submarine.The USA joined Allies Britain, France, and Russia to fight. -
WWI claimed 9-13 million lives and caused unprecedented conflict. Germany finally surrendered on November 18, 1918, and all nations called peace for negotiating. Later after some negotiating Germany & Allied Nations signed a Treaty of Versailles, ending the war. -
18th Amendment: established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States 19th Amendment: prohibited the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.