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American railroads adopt standard time zones
The reason for switching to standard time was so train conductors could be precise on their timing in order to arrive as planned and not run into other expeced trains. -
The Eiffel Tower is completed
It took two years to build the Eiffel Tower starting in 1887 and being finished in 1889 in time for the World Fair where it was later to be demolished, but didn't do to its usefulness as a radio antenna. -
Congress establishes Yosemite National Park
The purpose for the park was to preserve the natural beauty that the land had to offer. -
First professional football game is played in Latrobe, PA
The first football game to be play a full season with only professional players. -
Wright brothers fly 852ft in their airplane
During the finial flight of the Wright brothers airplane the flew for a solid 59 seconds at a total of 852ft in the air. -
Albert Einstein proposes his relative theory
Einstein proposed his theory of reactivity which states that "the same laws of physics hold true in all inertial reference frames and that the speed of light is the same for all observers, even those moving with respect to one another". -
First Model T automobile is produced
The Model T was the first mass produced vehicle and was affordable to almost all Americans with a price of $850, but by 1924 it only cost $260 -
World War 1 rages across Europe
World War 1 was one of the largest and deadliest wars ever fought and it involved almost every major country in the world -
Bolsheviks seize control of Russia
The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin staged a coup invading Czar's palace and killing all family members taking control of Russia and later becoming the Soviet Union -
The Nineteenth Amendment is added to the Constitution
The 19th Amendment allowed Women the right to vote