Isaacson Timeline

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  • Lusitania is Launched

  • Great Migration Timeframe

    Ended in the 1920's.

  • Wilson's Presidential Term

    Ended on March 4, 1921.

  • World War I Timeframe

    Ended on November 11, 1918.

  • Jeanette Rankin was Elected into Congress (First Woman)

  • The Selective Service Act is Passed

  • The Espionage Act is Passed

  • Lenin Leads a Russian Revolution

  • Influenza Epidemic Started

  • Wilson's 14 Points Speech is Given

  • Schenk vs. US Court Case (Argued)

  • US Rejects League of Nations Membership

  • US Senate Rejects Treaty of Versailles

  • 19th Amendment is Ratified

  • Congress Repeals the Sedition Act

  • Insulin is Discovered

    Insulin is Discovered

    First discovered by Frederick Banting and Charles H. Best, insulin is used to help patients with diabetes, which at the time was a disease that no matter what lead to death. The hormone was first discovered by testing on dogs, which resulted in the lowering of high blood glucose levels.
  • The Great Gatsby is Published

    The Great Gatsby is Published

    Published by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby" is an American Classic known for it's symbolism throughout the story. It was later made into movies in 1973 and 2013.
  • Invention of Bubble Gum

    Invention of Bubble Gum

    Walter E. Diemer was the first to invent a successful chewing gum, when he invented it for the Fleer Chewing Gum Company in Philadelphia. The largest bubble ever to be blown from bubble gum measured 23 inches in diameter.
  • Sliced Bread is Invented

    Sliced Bread is Invented

    Otto Frederick Rohwedder Created the first automated bread slicer machine in 1928. This enabled sliced bread to enter grocery stores for the first time, even though the concept had been created much earlier.
  • First Academy Awards are Held

    First Academy Awards are Held

    Douglas Fairbanks hosted the first Academy Awards in Los Angeles at a private dinner at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The event was presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.