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Most destructive hurricane hits Galveston
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McKinley wins his second term as president
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First major oil discovery in Texas.
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Cuba gains independence from the US
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Theodore Roosevelt wins first term after three years of serving after McKinley's death.
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Taft is elected as president
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First and only flight by the Wright brothers together.
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Bell and Watson have the first telephone conversation from NY to SF
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The British ship Lusitania is sunk by the German U-boats.
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US cuts ties with Germany after the Zimmerman telegram
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US Congress declares war on Germany and joins the allied powers.
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The treaty is signed to end WWI