Cunningham, Bridget 1900-1920

By BridgetCunningham
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    Theodore Roosevelt elected President

    First Lady: Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
    Vice President: Charles W. Fairbanks (second term)

  • First Plane Flight

    The Wright Flyer made its first successful flight in 1903.
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    William H. Taft elected Presdient

    First Lady: Helen Herron Taft
    Vice President: James S. Sherman (1909-1912)

  • First Successful Silencer

    Hiram Percy Maxim patented his silencer invention.
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    Woodrow Wilson elected President

    First Lady: Ellen Axson Wilson and Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
    Vice President: Thomas R. Marshall

  • World War 1 Begins

    The war began after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

  • First Tow Truck

    Ernest Holmes made the first tow truck.

  • U.S. joins WWI

    The U.S. joined with Britain, Russia, and France.

  • Bolshevik Revolution

  • 19th Amendment Ratified

    The 19th Amendment allowed women to vote.