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The only flight taken by the Wright brothers occured at Huffman Prairie Flying Field in Dayton, Ohio.
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The Census of 1910 counted a U.S. population of 92,228,496 the 21% increase since the last census was the same rate of increase that had occured during the previous decade.
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The first transcontinental airline flight was begun in New York by C.P. Rodgers.
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Grand Central Station, the worlds largest rail terminal opens in NYC.
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The 1st moving assembly line is introduced and adopted for mass production by the Ford Motor Company.
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President Woodrow Wilson announces that the U.S. will stay officially neutral in the European conflict that would become WWI
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The British Ship Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat, submarine, causing 128 American passengers to be lost.
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Four days after receiving the request from President Woodrow Wilson, the U.S. congress declares war on Germany and joins the allies in WWI.
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On June 28th, 1919 the Treaty of Versailles is signed ending WWI.
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Stock Market crash begins October 24th, 1929. Investors call October 29 Black Tuesday. Losses for the crash totalled 16 billion dollars.
