Progressive Era

Benjamin Harrison is President

Period: Mar 4, 1889 to Mar 4, 1893

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Jul 2, 1890

Grover Cleveland is President

Period: Mar 4, 1893 to Mar 4, 1897

Plessy vs. Ferguson Case

May 18, 1896

William McKinley is President

Period: Mar 4, 1897 to Sep 14, 1901

McKinley was Assasinated on September 14, ending his presidental term.

Boxer Rebellion

Period: Jun 20, 1900 to Sep 7, 1901

Galveston Hurricane

Sep 8, 1900

Theodore Roosevelt is President

Period: Mar 4, 1901 to Mar 4, 1909

National Reclemation Act

Jun 17, 1902

Elkins Act

Feb 19, 1903

Hepburn Act

Feb 8, 1906

Pure Food and Drug Act

Jun 23, 1906

NAACP Formation

Feb 12, 1909

William Taft is President

Period: Mar 4, 1909 to Mar 4, 1913

16th Amendment Passed

Jul 17, 1909

Payne-Aldrich Act

Aug 6, 1909

Mann-Elkins Act

May 10, 1910

Mexican Revolution

Period: Nov 20, 1910 to Jan 1, 1920

There is not a definite end date, so a default of January 1st is used.

Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire

Mar 25, 1911

New Mexico Statehood

Jan 6, 1912

17th Amendment Passed

May 13, 1912

16th Amendment Ratified

Feb 13, 1913

Woodrow Wilson is President

Period: Mar 4, 1913 to Mar 4, 1921

17th Amendment Ratified

May 31, 1913

Underwood Tariff Act

Oct 3, 1913

Federal Reserve Act

Dec 23, 1913

World War I

Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

Federal Trade Commission Act

Sep 26, 1914

Keating-Owens Act

Sep 1, 1916

First Birth Control Clinic Started By Margaret Sanger

Oct 16, 1916

18th Amendment Passed

Dec 18, 1917

18th Amendment Ratified

Jan 16, 1919

19th Amendment Ratified

Aug 18, 1920