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Frank L. Baum publishes The Wizard of OZ.
On May 17th, 1900 in Chicago, Frank L. Baum had his novel, "The Wizard of Oz" published. The novel went on to become a famous movie -
Assassination of President McKinley
The President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot and fatally wounded on september 6, 1901, inside the temple of Music on the grounds of the pan American Expositin in Buffalo, New York. After his death, vice-president Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th president of the united States. -
The film "The Great Train Robbery" is released
American western film written by Edwin S. Porter that was 12 minutes long. It was a milestone in film-making, the film used cross casting and double exposure. -
The Wright Brothers make their first flight
On December 17th, 1903, the Wright Brothers born in Indiana and Ohio had made their first controlled human flight. -
NAACP is founded
The National Associatio for the Advancement of Colored People was created in 1904 by many seeking more rights for them. One of the founders was W. E. B. DuBois, a well-known activist for colored people's rights. -
Upton Sinclair publishes "The Jungle"
In 1905 between Feburary 25th, and November 4th, "The Jungle" was first published in the socilist news paper "Appeal to Reason". The book itself showed what went on in a Chicago slaughterhouse and helped push for many food acts. -
San Francisco Earthquake
A large earthquake that had hit northern California, causing fires to break out everywhere. The fires burned for days. -
Roosevelt Panic
A financial crisis that had started when the New York stock exchange fell 50%. The whole economy was affected by the crash. -
Howard Taft elected 27th President of the United States
With help from Roosevelts support, Taft won the 1908 election easily. His main goal was to accomplish as much as Roosevelt, but without any noise. -
Triangle Waistshirt Company Fire
The Triangle Waistshirt factory was the worst industrial disaster in the history of New York at the time. It resulted in the 4th highest loss of life from an industrial accident in US history. Over 146 workers had died in the fire. -
Standard Oil's monopoly is dissolved
The supreme court ruled that Standard Oil must dissolve into 33 seperate companies. Two of these were Jersey Standard which eventually became Exxon, and the Standard Oil Company of New York which became Mobil. -
Sinking of the Titanic
On the night of April 14, 1912, the Titanic had crashed directly into an iceberg. As a result, 5 of the 16 compartments had flooded and the ship was only able to handle 4 flooded compartments. Those who remained attempted to escape by life boat, but those who didn't died in the cold waters. -
Woodrow Wilson is elected 28th President of the United States
With his popularity as governor and his status in the national media, he won the presidency easily. Woodrow promised a "New Freedom" or limitnig government involvement and monopoly powers. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
British ocean liner the was briefly the world's largest ship at the time. It was commandiered and manned as a cruiser but was destroyed by a German U-Boat in a war zone. -
World War I begins
World War I or the Great War involved all of the world's major powers split into two factions. The Allies or Triple Entente which included the United States, Russia, Britain, and others. The other group was the Central Powers - Germany, Italy, Austro-Hungarian empire, and others. -
United States enter WWI
The United States had joined the side of the Allies, who were Britain, France, and Russia in the fight against the Central Powers. -
World War I ends with Treaty of Versailles
A global conflict that claimed millions of lives had finally ended. Germany had formally surrendered and the treaty was signed 10 miles away from Paris. -
18th Amendment (Prohibition)
The 18th amendment was prohibition. This banned the production, sale of, or consumption of alcoholic beverages in the US. -
19th Amendment (Women's Suffrage)
The 19th amendment gave all women the right to vote. Throughout history they had been fighting for the right to vote.
