1900-1920

  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    Frank Baum publishes a well known children's novel
  • Assassination

    President McKinley is assassinated in Buffalo, New York. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt becomes President.
  • Wright Brothers

    The Wright brothers created the first models of planes.
  • Earthquake

    An earthquake in San Fransisco, California leads to 3000 deaths and massive destruction to the city.
  • Panic

    Huge stock crash in NYC making many U.S. banks go bankrupt. Caused a nationwide economic panic.
  • Howard Taft

    Becomes 27th President of the U.S.
  • Fire

    Triangle Waist shirt Company building fire leads to many deaths of workers.
  • The Titanic

    Famous sinking of the Titanic. More than 3000 people die.
  • Woodrow Wilson

    Becomes the 28th President of the U.S.
  • Panama Canal

    The Panama Canal is finished after more than 20 years of construction.
  • WWI

    The assassination of the Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand starts World War 1
  • U.S. Comes In

    The U.S. joins France, Great Britain, and Russia to fight in WWI.
  • End?

    Germany surrenders and WWI is ended with the Treaty of Versailles.
  • Women's Sufferage

    The 19th Amendment is passed, giving voting rights to women.