1900-1920

Gold Standard Act

Mar 4, 1900

Gold was established as the only standard for redeeming paper money.

Presidential election of 1901

Sep 14, 1901

Theodore Roosevelt was elected president

Wright brothers' first flight

Dec 17, 1903

Wilbur and Orville Wright flew four flights at Kitty Hawk in the first airplane.

Presidential election of 1908

1908

William Howard Taft is elected as the 27th president of the United States and came to office in 1909

16th Amendment Passed

Jul 2, 1909

The 16th Amendment established Congress's right to impose a Federal income tax.

Presidential election of 1912

Nov 5, 1912

Former governor of New Jersey, Woodrow Wilson, is elected at president

Federal Reserve Act

Dec 23, 1913

The Federal Reserve Act established the Federal Reserve System as the central bank of the United States to provide the nation with a more stable monetary and financial system.

United States joins WWI

Dec 7, 1917

After Germany's continued attacks on passenger and merchant ships, Woodrow Wilson decided to declare war on Germany engaging the U.S. in WWI.

Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty between the Allies and Germany that ended WW1

19th Amendment

Aug 18, 1920

The 19th Amendment gave women in the U.S. the right to vote.