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President William McKinley is shot.
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Roosevelt is sworn in as the 26th President of the U.S.
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Signed by the U.S and Great Britain to allow the U.S to build the Panama Canal.
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The Act required that water users repay construction costs to fund irrigation projects.
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American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
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Signed by the U.S and Panama to establish the Panama Canal Zone for its construction.
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The Wright brothers made their first powered flight.
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This stated that not only were the nations of the Western Hemisphere not open to colonization, but that the United States had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property.
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Signed to end the Russo-Japanese War. Roosevelt receives the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities.
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It was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws which was enacted by Congress
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Oklahoma claims its statehood
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The FBI is established.
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded by W. E. B. Du Bois.
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He becomes the 27th President of the U.S.
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It was passed to address prostitution, immorality and human trafficking.
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One of the deadliest industrial disasters in the U.S killing 146 garment workers.
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New Mexico is granted statehood
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Arizona is granted statehood
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Founded by Juliette Gordon Low
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Sank in the early morning of 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into the ship's maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City
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Attempted assassination by John Flammang Shrank.
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Established Congress's right to impose a Federal income tax
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Organized by Alice Paul to protest against the present political organization society from which women were excluded.
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He became President of the United States.
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Passed to allow U.S senators to be elected.
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Henry Ford installs the first assembly line.
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It was a global war originating in Europe
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When President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Trade Commission Act into law. The FTC opened its doors on March 16, 1915. The FTC's mission is to protect consumers and promote competition.
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The Ku Klux Klan was reborn in 1915 by Colonel William Joseph Simmons in Georgia. Modeled after the first KKK, this group had rituals and hierarchy which attracted about 5 million new members nationwide.
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The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom
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A secret diplomatic communication proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico.
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The First Red Scare was a period during the early 20th-century history of the United States marked by a widespread fear of Bolshevism and anarchism
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The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social revolution across the territory of the Russian Empire.
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Seven hundred thousand Americans died from the flu epidemic. Nearly 20% of the population died. The economy fell dramatically and unemployment was at 20%.
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Established prohibition.
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Peace treaty that brought WW1 to an end.
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The Progressive Era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States
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The Harlem Renaissance was a time when many people celebrated theater, art, and music. They came to the Harlem District to enjoy shows and entertainment, but black people were excluded from these shows.
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Grants women the right to vote.
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It made the nation's first commercial broadcast. They chose that date because it was election day.
