1900-1910

By lharris16
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    20th Century Timeline 1900-1910

  • The Galveston, Texas hurricane of 1900

    8,000 people were killed making it the most deadly disaster in American history.

  • Oil is discovered in Texas

    Beaumont, Texas

  • President McKinley is assasinated.

    After the assasination, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt is inaugurated President.

  • First Rose Bowl

    The University of Michigan beat Stanford, 49-0.

  • The First Movie Theatre in the Ul.S.

    The Electric Theatre opens in Los Angeles.

  • The Wright Brothers take flight!

    In Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, they have their first sustained, manned flight.

  • The Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls opens.

    The director, Mary Bethune, comes to be regarded as a leading educator of African American students in the early 20th century.

  • City of Las Vegas is formed.

    112 are sold to create the downtown.

  • San Francisco Earthquake

    Up to 3,000 people die in this quake.

  • The Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act are passed.

  • The first Native American Senator

    Charles Curtis, from Kansas, takes office.

  • Muir Woods National Monument is added to National Park system.

    These 295 acres of coastal redwood forest were donated by William Kent.

  • The North Pole is reached.

    On the sixth attempt, Admiral Peary, Matthew Henson, and 4 eskimos arrive at the North Pole.

  • The Boy Scouts of America is founded.

  • The Great Northern Railroad spurs American tourism.

    The See America First campaign encourages American ciitizens to travel west.