Broad Timeline (1914-1919)

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    World War I

  • Babe Ruth makes his debut

    Babe Ruth makes his debut

    Baseball legend Babe Ruth makes his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox. (wikipedia.com)(photo courtesy of baseballtoday.com)
  • Pluto is photographed for the firrst time

    Pluto is photographed for the firrst time

    Pluto is photographed for the first time at Lowell Observatory but is not classified as a planet. (Wikipedia.com) (photo courtesy of space.com)
  • First toggle light switch invented

    First toggle light switch invented

    The toggle light switch is invented by William J. Newton and Morris Goldberg. (wikipedia.com)(photo courtesy of airlinders.net)
  • First Woman member of U.S. House of Representatives

    First Woman member of U.S. House of Representatives

    Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first woman member of the United States House of Representatives. (Wikipedia.com)(photo courtesy of biography.com)
  • Spanish Flu

    Spanish Flu

    June–August – "Spanish 'flu" becomes pandemic.Over 30 million people die in the following 6 months. (wikipedia.com)(photo courtesy of nationalgeographic.com)
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    Spanish Flu

    June–August – "Spanish 'flu" becomes pandemic. Over 30 million people die in the following 6 months. (wikipedia.com) (photo courtesy of nationaleographic.com)