Timeline 1900- 1921

President William McKinley Assassinated

Sep 14, 1901

President McKinley was assasinated at age 42.

Airplane Invented

Dec 17, 1903

The Wright brothers invented the first airplane.

New York's first Rapid Train

1904

The first rapid Train makes its first run in October 1904.

President Theodore Roosevelt's second inauguration.

Mar 4, 1905

America's First Movie Theater

Jun 19, 1905

Nickelodeon made the first Movie theater on June 19,1905 with motion pictures.

Model T Ford Invented

1908

Henry Ford invented the first Model T Ford which was able to be purchased for a reasonable price and it could go up to 40 miles per hour.

The first Electric Powered Washing Machine was Invented

1908

The Hurley Machine Company in Chicago, Illinois was invented.

William Howard Taft is inaugurated as the 27th president.

Mar 4, 1909

Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated as the 28th President

Apr 8, 1913

World War I started

Jul 28, 1914

World War I was a global war that occurred because the the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated.

The Gallipoli Campaign

Feb 19, 1915

It was a campaign that had a strategy to go through the Dardanelles

Battle of Verdun

Feb 21, 1916

The Battle of Verdun was the longest Battle in World War I. It began when the Germans attacked the French town Verdun.

The United States enters World War I

Apr 6, 1917

The United States declared War on Germany.

Woodrow Willson's Second Inauguration

May 15, 1917

World War I Ended

Nov 11, 1918

World War I ended because Germany surrenered and everyone agreed to stop fighting.