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Hollywood,California, becomes the center of teh movie production in the U.S.
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Arachduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assasinated
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Germany declares war on Russia and France. Great Britain declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungrary.
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German U-boats sink the LLusitania, and 1,198 people die.
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Albert Einstein proposes his general theory of relativity.
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Woodrow Wilson is reelected president.
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Russia withdraws from the war.
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The United States declares war on Germany
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Congrass passes the Sedition Act.
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The Bolsheviks establish a Communist regime in Russia
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Congress approves the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote.
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President Wilson proposes the League of Nations
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A worldwide influenza epidemic kills 30 million.