History

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  • Wilsons presidency term

    1913-1921

  • WWI timeframe

  • Wreck of the lusitania

    Wreck of the lusitania

  • Year of first woman elected to congress (rankin)

    Year of first woman elected to congress (rankin)

  • Great migration timeframe

    1916-1918
  • Selective service act

    Selective service act

  • Espionage act

  • Lenin led a Russian revolution

    Lenin led a Russian revolution

  • Wilsons 14 Points

    Wilsons 14 Points

  • Influenza (flu) epidemic

  • Sedition act

  • Schenk vs United States Court TDecision

    Schenk vs United States Court TDecision

  • US senate rejects treaty of Versailles

  • The 18th amendment is passed

    The 18th amendment is passed

    The 18th amendment is the ban on making and selling alcohol. This soon became a problem for people who made a living selling/making alcohol. When this went in to effect bars and saloons were forced to close down.

  • 19th amendment

  • Amelia Earhart takes her first flying lessons

    Amelia Earhart takes her first flying lessons

    In six months Amelia managed to earn enough money to buy her first airplane. Amelia Earhart was so thrilled by her first airplane ride in 1920 that she quickly began to take flying lessons. She wrote, "As soon as I left the ground, I knew I myself had to fly."
  • The first World Series broadcast on radio

    The first World Series broadcast on radio

    Baseball's World Series is broadcasted on radio for the first time. It was the New York Giants vs. the New York Yankees. The Yankees lost three games to five.
  • The first affordable car was invented

    The first affordable car was invented

    The Ford Motor Company in Detroit made the Model T. Ford, the first affordable car. Each car cost $335. Ford produced more than a million automobiles, at a rate of one per minute!
  • Babe Ruth became the first player to hit 60 homeruns in one year

    Babe Ruth became the first player to hit 60 homeruns in one year

    Babe was called the home run king. He was the most acclaimed and highest paid baseball player of his day. His ability to hit a baseball out of the park created a legend.

  • US rejects League of Nations membership