20th Century By lhaney16 Sep 14, 1901 President McKinley was assassinated Feb 15, 1902 Teddy Bear was introduced Jun 16, 1903 Ford Motor Company was founded Oct 27, 1904 New York subway system opened to the public Jun 19, 1905 First U.S. movie theater opened Apr 18, 1906 "the" San Francisco earthquake 7.8 magnitude, leveled the city and also fire spread out among the damage of the city causing more destruction Nov 16, 1907 Oklahoma became a state Oct 1, 1908 Ford introduces the Model-T Aug 2, 1909 First U.S. lincoln "head" penny minted Jan 1, 1910 San Francisco Bay, becomes immigration center for Asians entering U.S. Feb 8, 1910 Boyscouts of America was established Mar 25, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire Jan 6, 1912 New Mexico became a state Feb 14, 1912 Arizoan became a state Apr 14, 1912 Titanic Mar 4, 1913 Woodrow Wilson became president Jul 28, 1914 WW1 began May 7, 1915 Lusitania sunk by German submarine Aug 4, 1916 U.S. buys Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million Apr 6, 1917 First U.S. combat troops in France as U.S. declares war on Germany Mar 19, 1918 Daylight Saving Time goes into effect Jun 15, 1919 Alcock and Brown make first trans-Atlantic nonstop flight Aug 18, 1920 Women earned the right to vote Sep 7, 1921 The first Miss America pageant May 5, 1922 Construction begins on Yankee Stadium in New York City Apr 4, 1923 Warner Brothers Pictures is incorporated Jan 25, 1924 the first Winter Olympic Games are held Nov 28, 1925 The Grand Ole Opry transmits its first radio broadcast May 9, 1926 The first flight to the North Pole and back occurs Nov 15, 1926 The NBC Radio Network is formed Sep 7, 1927 First success in the invention of television occurs May 15, 1928 The first appearance of Mickey and Minnie Mouse on film occurs Jun 17, 1928 Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean Oct 28, 1929 Stock market crash Feb 18, 1930 Planet Pluto was discovered Apr 21, 1930 A fire in the Ohio Penitentiary near Columbus kills 320 people. Mar 17, 1931 Nevada legalized gambling Nov 8, 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes president Dec 5, 1933 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed Mar 22, 1934 First Master's golf tournament Aug 14, 1935 Social Security Act is passed Aug 1, 1936 Summer Olympics Games open in Berlin, Germany May 17, 1937 The Golden Gate Bridge opens May 17, 1938 The Naval Expansion Act passes Jun 12, 1939 The Baseball Hall of Fame opens Jul 27, 1940 Character Bugs Bunny Debuts Nov 8, 1960 JFK wins presidency May 25, 1961 Kennedy proposes moon program Sep 29, 1962 National Guard Desegregates Ole Miss Nov 22, 1963 JFK Assassination Nov 23, 1963 LBJ becomes president Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Jul 30, 1965 Creaction of Medicare & Medicaid Sep 23, 1966 Minimum Wage Increase Nov 5, 1968 Nixon Wins Presidency Jul 16, 1969 Apollo 11 landed on the moon Mar 6, 1970 Weatherman Bomb Accident
