1910-1919

By clairefoltz

  • The first sewing machine was built

  • The first landing of a plane on a ship

  • The Titanic sinks

  • Fenway Park in Boston opens

  • The construction of the Panama Canal comes to a close

  • The first assembly line is introduced

  • Babe Ruth makes his major league debut

  • The United States Coast Guard is established

  • Financial Aid to farmers is awarded

  • Woodrow Wilson won a second term as president

  • The United States declares war on Germany

  • Time zones are officially established

  • Airmail service begins

  • A US navy seaplane begins the first transatlantic flight

  • The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending WWI