A 1900 1920

1900-1920

By elliottmahadi
  • Gold Standard Act

    Gold Standard Act

    President Mckinley signed the Gold Standard Act which made gold the only standard in exchanging money.
  • Oil Discovered in Texas

    Oil Discovered in Texas

    Texans discovered oil with its first oil miner which shot oil almost 100 feet in the air.
  • President McKinley is assasinated

    President McKinley is assasinated

    President William McKinley was shot and killed in Buffalo, New York
  • Wright Brothers first successful flight

    Wright Brothers first successful flight

    The flight lasted 12 seconds, they flew near kill devil hills.
  • Howard Taft elected President

    Howard Taft elected President

    Howard Taft is elected as the 27th President of the United States.
  • The Titanic Sinks

    The Titanic Sinks

    The RMS Titanic, thought to be unsinkable, collided with a glacier and sank on April 15.
  • Election of 1913

    Election of 1913

    Woodrow Wilson becomes the 28th President of the United States.
  • United States enters the War

    United States enters the War

    After Germany sinks the Lusitania, the United States decided to enter the war.