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Frank L. Baum Publishes "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was actually a political allegory representing the gold standard. When Dorothy being picked up a cyclone represented the Free Silver movement, The Yellow Brick Road stands for the gold standard, Dorothy's silver shoes symbolize the Populist Party's wanting to have standard with both gold and silver. Oz represents the President. The witches stand for the oil standard, and so on and so forth. -
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 grounds of the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. After his death, Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th President of the United States. -
The Wright Brothers make their first flight
Orville and Wilbur Wright were the first to invent an aircraft with controls. Their secret was their invention of the three-axis control, which allowed the pilot to succesfully steer the aircraft and keep its equilibrium at the same time. The Europeans were actually anti-Wright and didn't believe them until the Wright brothers flew a plane in Europe for the first time, in which the Europeans apologized. -
The film "The Great Train Robbery" is released
It was the first film to be released with an actual plotline. Even though it was only 12 minutes long, it is considered a milestone in modern film making and caused an avalanche of various films that have led to the movies of today. It used a variety of innovative techniques. -
Upton Sinclair publishes "The Jungle"
Upton Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the lives of immigrants in the United States. Readers were more concerned, however, with how it portrayed the bad practices and corruptions of the meat packing industry. The novel shows the absence of social programs, bad working and living conditions, and etc. in a harsh light. -
San Francisco Earthquake
This was a major earthquake that hit San Francisco and the northern part of California and caused devastating fires that broke out all over the city and lasted for several days. An estimate of about 3,000 people died and most of San Francisco was destroyed. -
Roosevelt Panic
It occured when the New York Bank Exchange fell almost 50% percent and caused and economic recession. It eventually spread throughout the United States, causing many banks to enter bankruptcy. -
NAACP is founded
The NAACP, or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was an African-American civil rights group that sought to ensure the political, economical, social, and educational equality of everyone to eliminate racial hatred and discrimination. -
Howard Taft elected 27th President of the United States
President Theodore Roosevelt first put appointed Taft as the General-Governer of the Phillipines in an attempt to groom him to be Roosevelt's successor. After he served his only term, he became the tenth justice of the Supreme Court - he was the only person to hold both positions. He also sought to emphasize the trust-busting and civil service reform. He tried to increase the economy of Latin America and Asia. -
Triangle Waistshirt Company Fire
It is the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of New York and the fourth deadliest in the U.S. The fire caused the death of 146 workers, most of them were between the ages of sixteen and twenty-three. Because the managers had locked all of the escape doors, many people jumped to their deaths. It caused working conditions to become safer. -
Standard Oil's Monopoly is Dissolved
Standard Oil was a predominant America oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company monopoly that was from Ohio. It was the largest oil refiner in the world until it was dissolved by the United States Supreme Court. -
Sinking of the Titanic
The Titanic sunk only four days after the launch of her first trip. The ship sunk when it was going full speed and, trying to avoid an iceberg, ended up having a glancing blow by it. There were too few life boats and 1,500 people ended up dying. -
Woodrow Wilson is elected 28th President of the United States
He was the leader of the Progressive Movement and helped to pass major progressive reofrms. Some of his reforms included Federal Reserve Act, Federal Trade Commission Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, the Federal Farm Loan Act and income tax, and helped to end child labor. -
World War I Begins
World War I involved all of the world' great powers who split into two alliances - the Allies, which included United Kingdom, France, and Russia, and the Central Powers which had Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the beginning. Eventually Italy switched to the Allies side and the war progressed as more nations joined. It all started when Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia, and later when Germany invaed Belgium. -
Work is finished on the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, making it easier for ships to cross in half the time. Plus, it was a much safer way of travel. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
During World War 1, she was commandeered as an armed crusier, but was very unsuitable for this role. She returned to being a cruiser and started to sail through the waters around Great Britain, even though Germany had declared it a war zone. Germans in America tried to warn them, but to no avail. The Lusitania sank. -
United States enters WWI
Although President Wilson wished to remain neutral throughout the war, the Senate and the House of Represenatives voted for the United States to participate. It was mostly caused when Germany sealed off the British Isles, hurting the United Kingdom which was a prime trading partner with the U.S. -
World War I ends with Treaty of Versailles
This was the peace treaty that ended the war. One of the most important parts of it was where it required Germany to be responsible for the war and pay for all of the damage that had been done. -
18th Amendment (Prohibition)
It established prohibition of all alcholic beverages in the United States. However, the demand for liquor became so immense that it was then taken away in 1933 and liquor was once again legal. -
19th Amendment (Women's Suffrage)
It allowed women to be able to vote and no longer allowed states to have voting laws that were based on gender. It was originally introduced in 1878.
