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  Theodore Roosevelt is swore in as the 26th president of the United States of America.
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  The U.S. is given control over the Canal Zone. It begins the work on the Panama Canal (Ended in 1914).
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  Woodrow Wilson is swore into office as the 28th president of the United States of America.
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  War is declared and the international conflict known as the first World War begins.
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  The U.S. declares and enters the first World War officially.
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  The first World War comes to a close and is known as the 'war to end all wars' because of its destruction.
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  The creation and agreement to this treaty brought the World War to a close and also put in place the second World War, of which would come 2 decades later.
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  The 19th amendment is ratified and grants women the right to vote.
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