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The Gold Standard Act of the United States passed in 1900 and established gold as the only standard for redeeming paper money. -
The Ford Model T was known to the world in 1908. Henry Ford the creator of the Model T, wanted it to be affordable, operable, and durable. The Model T was one of the first production vehicles. -
Titanic was a British ship, being operated by White Star Line, the ship sank in the North Atlantic Ocean after being struck by and Ice Berg. -
The Lusitania was a British ship that was launched by the Cunard Line in 1906. It held the Blu Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic Crossing in 1908, after a few years, the ship sank in 1915 -
The Zimmerman telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued from German Foreign Office in January 1917, it proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany. -
Harding served as the 29th President from 1921 until his passing in 1923. He was apart of the Republican Party, and he was one known as one of the more well known popular sitting U.S. Presidents. -
The Empire State Building consists of 102 floors in Midtown Manhattan, New York. It was designed by Shreve Lamb & Harmon. It was built in 1 year and 45 days. -
Huey Pierce Long Jr. also known as "The Kingfish", was an American Politician that served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928 until 1932, and as U.S. Senator from 1932 until his assassination in 1935 in Baton Rouge, LA. -
The Civil Rights Act was the first Federal Civil Rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The bill was passed by the 85th U.S. States Congress and signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 9, 1957. -
Hurricane Andrew was a powerful and destructive Category 5 Atlantic Hurricane that struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana August of 1992, with wind speed 174 MPH, a total of 65 fatalities.