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The young Vice President Teddy Roosevelt sucseeds him as the Commander in Chief.
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After the assisination of the former President the VP took over. He was the youngest president in history. Roosevelt was tough on businesses and was all about reform.
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In Kitty Hawk New Jersey the brothers created the glider that carried them into the skys.
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The great American classic about sled dogs in the Yukon is still loved by many people today.
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Roosevelt played the part of peace maker at the end of the war. He persuaded Japan to have a small area of land rather than the money they wanted.
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This ratification gives the United States a grant to a ten mile strip of Panama to build a canal.
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At a metting at Carnigie Hall, the comittie is formed by concerned people that knew the conditions children worked in.
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Roosevelt was the first person the win the election after replacing the president.
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Roosevelt was the first president do do so. He remained under for 55 minutes.
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Upton Sinclare publishes his book The Jungle. It exposes the terrible conditions in meat packing plants.
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Taft promises to carry on what Roosevelt had started. He persued 90 antitrust cases.
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A match or cigarette lights the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory ablaze. 146 people are killed because the doors were locked.
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The french crane boat the Alexandre La Valley was the famous boat. It went through the first time after the canal was finished.
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Because of the assisination the world is put into war in what was thought to be the war to end all wars.
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This act spelled out more specificly whah businesses could and could not do. This puts a stop to trusts like the Standard Oil trust.
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After years of blody war the world war ends with tremendious loss of life.
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The ammendment made it illigle to posses, sell, or consume alchohal. People drank any in hidden bars called speak easies.
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The treaty was harsh on the German people. This is one of the causes of WWII.
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The boxer was the underdog in the ring. Some how though he beat Jess Willard for the title.
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Tenneesee became the last state to radify the 16 ammendment. Woman could vote just like men could.
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The Republican from Ohio became after Wilson. He lead the nation in the roaring 20s.
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The Tennesee teacher was put on trial for teaching evolution is a school. He was fined $100.
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The some what odd poem was published to the world. It seems to switch themes in the middle of the poem.
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After Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack the VP Coolage became the new leader of the nation.
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Hemingways break out novel, the booke was about the effects of the first Worls War on a persons life.
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Lindbergh was the first person to cross the ocean in such a maner. When he landed in Paris he had been on the plane for 33.5 hours.
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Hoover lead the country into the Great Depression. The American people blamed him for the tough finantial times.
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Hemingways more famous book about an ambulence driver in WWI was his most noted work.
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This crash of the economey lead to the Great Depression.
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After the event happened 7 people were dead. Capone was never found guilty of the crime though.
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Due to over farming the midwest became a haven for dust storms. Many crops were lost.
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As part of the New Deal, the Tenessee Valley Authority was founded. It provided work to those in this hardest hit area.
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Franklin Roosevelt, the distant cousin of Teddy Roosevelt, becomes the President. He ran on promises of a New Deal to get America out of the Depression.
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After a several year long crime spree the duo were brought to justice. They were killed in a police ambush.
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In what would be called the Business plot, Butler said he was approached to kill President Roosevelt.
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Arguably the most famous picture of the era, the picture reflects the grim hopes of Americans.
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This Second New Deal boosted the conomey and the peoples hopes evan further than the first.
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Earhart was attempting to fly around the whole globe. She dissipeared in the Bermuda Triangle. She was declared dead 3 days later. Her remains were never found.
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In what would be called the Match of the century, 40 million people tuned in to hear the race.
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As a result of the attack 2,402 American troops were killed and 1,282 wounded. This lead to the U.S. joining the war.
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When Roosevelt died Truman was the Vice President. He then became the President. Tis lasted until 1953.
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Hitler was fearful of the closing in armys. He poisoned himself and shot himself. This was the unofficial end of the war.
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On the sixth the city of Hiroshima. Three days later on the ninth Nagasaki was destroyed. About 220,000 people were killed.
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After a six year conflict the war ends. This leads to the Cold War.
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This agencey was built off the League of Nations. It trys to create world peace.
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The baseball legend and hero died of cancer. He was so well loved he recived a call from the president himself.
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Because there was no actual fighting it is difficult to say when it started. Most agree though it started some time in 1947. This war would last for 45 years.
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The inventor of the modern car, Henry Fored died and passed the compony and legacy down to his son.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, wos established to act as a mutuel defence for countries.
