-
-
Galveston Hurricane leaves around 6,000 to 8,000 people dead.
-
San Francisco Earthquake leaves about 500 people missing or dead. It destroyed about 4 square miles of the city.
-
U.S. enters World War 1, declaring war on Germany and Austria-Hungary
-
An armistice ending World War I is signed.
-
19th Amendment is ratified, granting women the right to vote.
-
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop translantic flight in The Spirit of St. Louis (his plane).
-
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem
-
Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkinsas was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
-
The Fair Labor Standards Act is passed, setting the first minimum wage in the U.S. at 25 cents per hour.
-
President Roosevelt passed away due to a stroke
