Unit 12 By Nick roman Jan 14, 1889 Pan-American Conference Jan 14, 1898 Maine Explosion in Havana harbor Also the year of the Spanish-American War. Jan 14, 1899 National Consumers League founded Jan 14, 1900 Hawaii receives full territorial status Jan 14, 1901 American Socialist party formed Jan 14, 1902 U.S. troops leave Cuba Jan 14, 1902 Lincoln Steffens and Ida Tarbell publish muckraking exposes Jan 14, 1912 Wilson defeats Taft and Roosevelt for presidency Jan 14, 1913 17th Amendment passed Jan 14, 1913 Federal Reserve Act Mar 14, 1914 WWI begins in Europe Jan 14, 1915 Germany declares submarine war area around British Isles Jan 14, 1916 U.S. exports to European belligerents skyrocket Wilson defeats Hughes for presidency also in this year. Jan 14, 1917 Puerto Ricans granted U.S. citizenship Jan 14, 1920 Women's Bureau established in Department of Labor