1900-1920

By angsli

  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt is inaugurated into office. He succeeded Willian McKinley, who was assassinated that day.

  • Invention of Air Conditioning

    Engineer Willis Haviland Carrier invents air conditioning

  • The Pure Food and Drug Act

    Act that passed the House of Representatives which regulated the sale of food that was considered harmful.

  • The Titanic Sinks

    One of the most technologically advanced and luxurious ships of its time sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean.

  • World War I Starts

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.

  • The Sinking of the Lusitania

    Germany sinks Lusitania on its way to Liverpool, England. Killing over a hundred Americans.

  • America Enters the War

    America enters World War I and declares war on Germany after attempting to remain neutral.

  • First Radio Broadcast

    The KDKA becomes the world's first radio station, broadcasting from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

  • The Great Galveston Storm

    One of the deadliest hurricanes in American history devastates Galveston, Texas.