1900-1920

By bbowin
  • Election of 1900

    Election of 1900

    William McKinley defeated William Jennings Bryan by 137 electoral votes to become the 25th president.
  • William McKinley Assassination

    William McKinley Assassination

    William McKinley was assassinated on September 14, 1901 at at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY. He was shot by Leon Czolgosz, who was later executed by the electric chair. Theodore Roosevelt would become president.
  • Air Conditioning Invented

    Air Conditioning Invented

    The first modern air conditioner was invented by Willis Haviland Carrier to solve an application problem at a printing plant in Brooklyn, NY.
  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. This is considered to be the event that started WWI.
  • Austria-Hungary Declares War

    Austria-Hungary Declares War

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia on July 28 after Serbia refuses to accept all the demands of the ultimatum sent by Austria-Hungary.

  • Declarations of War

    In a span of six days, Germany declares War on Russia, Germany declares war on France, Britain declares war on Germany, and Austria declares war on Russia.
  • U.S. Declares War

    U.S. Declares War

    The United States declared war on Germany after Germany's navy continued to attack passenger ships.
  • End of WWI

    End of WWI

    Germany officially surrendered on November 11, 1918.