The Progressive Era 1900 - 1920 By texkatgirl 1900 The Gold Standard - 1900 1900 Panama Canal Built 1900 -1914 1900 The Great Galveston Hurricane - 1900 Nov 6, 1900 The Election of 1900 Mar 2, 1901 US Steel Found by J.P. Morgan and Elbert H. Gary Sep 6, 1901 Assassination of President McKinley 1903 The Elkins Act - 1903 1903 Pioneers of Aviation by Orville and Wilbur Wright - 1903 Feb 14, 1903 Department of Commerce Created Oct 13, 1903 Boston Americans Won The First World Series Nov 8, 1904 The Election of 1904 1905 Theory of Relativity - 1905 1906 The Hepburn Act - 1906 Feb 26, 1906 "The Jungle" By Upton Sinclair Mar 13, 1906 Susan B. Anthony - Social Reformer Died Feb 15, 1907 Gentlemen's Agreement Nov 16, 1907 Oklahoma Became a Statee Dec 6, 1907 Monongah Mining Disaster Jul 26, 1908 The Introduction of Federal Bureau of Investigation Oct 1, 1908 Introduction of the Ford Model T Nov 3, 1908 The Election of 1908 Feb 12, 1909 NAACP Founded May 15, 1911 Supreme Court Break up Stand Oil Jan 6, 1912 New Mexico and Arizona Become States Oct 14, 1912 Attempted Assassination of Theodore Roosevelt Oct 30, 1912 Vice President James S. Sherman Died Nov 5, 1912 The Election of 1912 Feb 3, 1913 The Establishment of Income Tax Sep 26, 1914 Federal Trade Commission Established Jun 7, 1916 Sinking of the RMS Lusitania Jul 30, 1916 The Black Tom Explosion Apr 2, 1917 President Woodrow Wilson Ask Congress for Declaration of War Against Germany Apr 10, 1917 Eddystone Explosion May 18, 1917 Selective Service Act Passed Jun 15, 1917 The Espionage Act of 1917 Nov 7, 1917 Women's Suffrage Jan 8, 1918 Woodrow Wilson give His 14 Point Speech May 16, 1918 The Sedition Act of 1918 Aug 27, 1918 Battle Of Ambos Nogales Nov 11, 1918 War World 1 Ends With The Treaty of Versailles Jan 5, 1919 Great Molasses Flood - Boston Jan 6, 1919 Theodore Roosevelt Dies in His Sleep - 26th President Jan 29, 1919 Prohibition Goes into Effect Nov 2, 1920 The Election of 1920