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United States Timeline: 1900 to 1920
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Frank L. Baum publishes The Wizard of Oz
Wizard of Oz was a bestselling children's book whose main characters resembled the wroking class, industry, farmers and populists. -
Assasiniation 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 film "The Great Robbery" is released.
The Great Robbery was produced by Edwin S. Porter. The film lasted a total of 12 minutes. The plot consists of a group of bandits that ransack a locomotive -
The Wright brothers make their first flight
The Wright brothers were the first to successfully fly an airplane. The flight lasted a total of 12 seconds and took place 20 feet above North Carolina. Later on they were able to invent aircraft that allowed fixed wing flight possible. -
Upton Sinclair publishes The Jungle
The jungle portrays immigrants in the United States. Majority of people interperted the book as the ccorruption of Americas meatpacking industry. It is now interpreted as poor working conditions of the industry. -
San Francisco Earthquake
Major natural disaster that struck in San Francisco. In result, fires broke out accross the city and lasted for numerous of days. 3,000 people died. 80% of the city was in ruins. -
Howard Taft was elected as the 27th President of the United States
Taft was a republican and in 1909 Roosevelt appointed Taft as secretary of war. Taft was running against Wiloiam Jennings Bryant. -
Triangle Wasitshirt Company Fire
Fire took place on the 8th floor of the building and was caused by a bin that caught on fire. The people had no available exit due to the doors being locked. In result of this most women tried escaping by jumpin out of the windows. Majority died in the fire. -
Sinking of the Titanic
The ship known as the Titanic sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg. The ship was on a voyage to New York. The sinking caused 1,502 deaths. -
Woodrow Wilson was elected 28th President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson ran against William Howard in 1913 election. He served for 8 years from 1913-1921. -
World War I Begins
World War I was a global war that centered in Europe. This war involved all of the worlds great powers. It came to an end on November 11, 1918. -
Work Finished on the Panama Canal
The building of the Panama Canal made it no longer necessary for ships to sail the long voyage aorund the southern most tip of south America. The Panama Canal was one of the most difficult engineering projects. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The Lusitania sank in World War I after it was identified and shot down by torpedos by the German U-boat. It took a total of 18 minutes to sink completely. -
United States enters WWI
The United States joined Britain, France and Russia to fight in World War I. Over 2 million United States soldiers faught in Europe. -
18th Amendment (prohibition)
The 18th amendment established prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States. The demand for liqor continued and the law resulted in 19th criminalization of producers supplier. -
World War I ends with Treaty of Versailles
Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and allied powers. It was signed exactly 5 years after the assassination of Arch Duke. -
19th Amendment (women's suffrage)
The 19th amendment prohibits and United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. Constitution allows the state to detirmine the civilization to voting.
