1 battle of the somme

1900-1920

By marshall.stubbs
  • Large Amounts of Oil Discovered in Texas

    Large Amounts of Oil Discovered in Texas

    Miners discovered large deposits of oil when Texas's first oil miner expelled high amounts of oil into the air.
  • President Theodore Roosevelt Enters Office

    President Theodore Roosevelt Enters Office

    President Roosevelt enters office following the assassination of President McKinley.
  • Assassination of President McKinley

    Assassination of President McKinley

    President McKinley was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo, New York
  • First Human Flight

    First Human Flight

    The Wright Brothers tested human flight successfully - lasting only 12 seconds.
  • Presidential Election of 1908

    Presidential Election of 1908

    William Howard Taft won against William Jennings Browning, making him the 27th President of the United States.
  • Sinking of the Titanic

    Sinking of the Titanic

    The "Unsinkable" Titanic crashed into a glacier and sank, killing roughly 1,500 people.
  • Presidential Election of 1913

    Presidential Election of 1913

    Woodrow Wilson won against Theodore Roosevelt, making him the 28th President of the United States.
  • Beginning of World War I

    Beginning of World War I

    Archeduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, causing a war across Europe, and ultimately starting World War I.
  • Sinking of The Lusitania

    Sinking of The Lusitania

    German submarines sinks the British vessel, The Lusitania, killing about 1,200 people, about 100 of them - Americans.
  • The United States Declares War on Germany.

    The United States Declares War on Germany.

    The United States finally made the decision to join the war and fight against Germany.
  • World War I Ends

    World War I Ends

    The first major global conflict claimed about 13 million lives and caused unprecedented damage all across the world. Germany surrendered on this date.