1900-1920 By craigwallace 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Takes over the presidency Sep 6, 1901 William McKinley Assassanated Jan 28, 1902 Carnegie Institution Founded Jan 8, 1903 First 2-way Communication Between America and Europe Dec 17, 1903 First Maned Flight Nov 7, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt Re-Elected Apr 18, 1906 San-Francisco Earthquake Jun 29, 1906 Hepburn Act Nov 16, 1907 Oklahoma Admitted as a State Sep 27, 1908 First Model T Built Nov 7, 1908 William Howard Taft Elected May 16, 1910 Bureau of Mines Created May 30, 1911 First Indianapolis 500 Nov 7, 1912 Woodrow Wilson Elected Feb 3, 1913 16th Amendment Apr 8, 1913 17th Amendment Dec 23, 1913 Federal Reserve Created Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 World War 1 Aug 15, 1914 Panama Canal Opens Jan 25, 1915 First Telephone Conversation Between New York and San Francisco May 7, 1915 Lusitania Sinking Period: Mar 21, 1916 to Apr 6, 1916 Somme Defensive Aug 4, 1916 Virgin Islands Purchase Aug 25, 1916 National Parks Service Created Nov 7, 1916 Woodrow Wilson Re-Elected Apr 6, 1917 United States Entered World War 1 Mar 19, 1918 Time Zones are Established Period: May 27, 1918 to Jun 5, 1918 Battle of Cantigny Period: Sep 26, 1918 to Nov 11, 1918 Meuse-Argonne Jan 16, 1919 18th Amendment Jan 10, 1920 Treaty of Versailles Aug 18, 1920 19th Amendment Nov 2, 1920 First Radio Station Nov 7, 1920 Warren G. Harding Elected