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1900's in America

  • Wright Flyers

    Wright Flyers

    The Wright brothers fly the first airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
  • Henry Ford

    Henry Ford

    Henry Ford founds the Ford Motor Company and begins building Ford automobiles
  • Earthquake San Francisco

    Earthquake San Francisco

    An eAarthquake and a fire destroys most of San Francisco, California.
  • Matthew Henson

    Matthew Henson

    Matthew Henson, an African American, becomes the first man to reach the North Pole.
  • Coffee Beverage

    Coffee Beverage

    Coffee, a favorite American beverage sincethe Civil War, is now marketed in an "instant" form.