-
Teddy Roosevelt becomes the 26th President of the United States after the assassination of McKinley.
-
A tremendous earthquake strikes San Francisco with a magnitude of 7.9
-
The Territory of Oklahoma is recognized as a state in 1907.
-
Arizona becomes the 48th State to join the U.S.
-
Woodrow Wilson becomes the 28th President of the United States.
-
The Panama Canal, which was started in 1881, is completed by the United States.
-
World War I begins in Europe with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
-
WWI ends with the Germans signing an armistice in France.