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United States timeline: 1900-1920
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Frank L. Baum publishes The Wizard of Oz.
On May 17th Frank L. Baum published the most known story The Wizard of Oz. It represented the silver standard, the gold standard, the farmers, and the working class. -
Assassination of President McKinley
The President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot and fatally wounded on September 6, 1901, inside the Temple of Music on the ground of the Pan American Exposition in buffalo, new york. After his death, Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th Presidnet of the United States. -
Film: "The Great Train Robbery" Released
The Great Train Robbery was produced by Edwin S. Peter. The film lasted only 12 minutes total. This film jump started the film industry. -
Wright Brothers First Flight
Wright Brothers first flight in Devil Hills. The Wrgiht Brothers were the first ever to succesfully make a plane and fly it. -
Upton Sinclair publishes "The Jungle"
One of Sinclairs most popular novels. The novel was revolutionary, leading to the creation of the food and drug administration. -
San Francisco Earthquake
3,000 people died, 80% of San Francisco destroyed. -
Roosevelt Panic
A financial crisis that occurred in the U.S. when the N.Y. stock exchange fell almost 50%. -
NAACP is founded
An African - American civil rights organization in the U.S. its mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all races. -
Howard Taft elected 27th President of the United States
Taft was a republican and in 1904 Roosevelt appointed Taft as secretary of war. Taft was running against William Bryant. -
Triangle Waistshirt Company Fire
The deadliest industrial disaster in the history of New York and resulted in the fourth highest loss of life from an industrial accident in U.S. history. -
Standard Oil's monopoly is dissolved
John D Rockefeller was the founder of standard oil. The supreme court of the U.S. dissolved standard oil's monopoly under the sherman antitrust act, it split it into 33 companies. -
Sinking of the Titanic
Sunk in the Alantic Ocean. Four days into her maiden voyage from south Hampton to New York City. Caused 1502 deaths. -
Woodrow Wilson is elected 28th President of the United States
1913-1921, leader of the progressive movement, served as President of princeton university 1902-1910, Gov. of New Jersey 1911 to 1913. -
World War I begins
It involved all the worlds great powers. Which was assembled two opposing alliances: Allies, Central Powers. -
Work finished on the Panama Canal
Narrow land bridge between North and South America offers a unique opportunity to create a water passage between the Alantic and Pacific ocean. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
British ocean liner RMS Lustitania, famous for its luxurious accommadations and speed capability, ferried people and goods. -
United States enters WWI
WWI was an extremely bloody was, U.S.to GB. With huge losses of life and little fround lost ot won. Fought mostly by soliers in trenches, 10 million military deaths, 2 million wounded. -
18th Amendment (Prohibition)
U.S. Constiution banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. -
World War I ends with Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement between Germany and the Allied powers that officially ended WWI. -
19th Amendment (Women's Suffrage)
Granted womens rights to vote in the United States.