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Theodore Roosevelt became President
Theodore Roosevelt was elected President after the assassination of McKinley in September of 1901. And served as our President from 1901 to 1909 -
Assassination of President McKinley
President McKinley was shot down on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York. -
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
The U.S. and Great Britain signed the treaty as a legal preliminary to the U.S. building of the Panama Canal. Thus giving the U.S. the right to create and control a canal across the Central American isthmus to connect the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. -
United States Department of Commerce Formed
An executive department of the U.S. federal government concerned with creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity. -
Ford Motor Company Formed
An American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn Michigan. Founded by Henry Ford and sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand. -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty / Panama Canal Zone
A treaty signed by the U.S. and Panama, which established the Panama Canal Zone and the subsequent construction of the Panama Canal. Named after its two negotiators, Philippe Jean Bunau Varilla, the French diplomatic representative of Panama, and the United States Secretary of State John Hay. -
Wright brothers make first powered flight
The Wright Flyer made the first sustained flight by a manned heavier than air-powered and controlled aircraft. -
Atlanta Race Riot
Violent attacks by armed mobs of white Americans against African Americans in Atlanta, Georgia. The attacks began on the evening of September 22 and lasted through September 24. The violence didn't end until Governor Joseph M. Terell called in the Georgia National Guard. -
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William H. Taft became President
William H. Taft served after Theodore Roosevelt from 1909 to 1913. -
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The Great Migration
The movement of six million African Americans out of the rural South to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970. It was caused primarily by the poor economic conditions for African American people, as well as the prevalent racial segregation and discrimination in the Southern states. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Company Catches Fire
On Saturday, March 25, 1911, the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history erupted. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory went up in flames and caused the deaths of 146 garment workers, 123 women and girls, 23 men died from the fire, smoke inhalation, or jumping to their deaths. -
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Woodrow Wilson became President
Woodrow Wilson served after William Taft from 1913 to 1921 -
U.S. Department of Labor Formed
An executive department of the U.S. federal government that is responsible for the administration of federal laws governing occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemployment benefits, reemployment services, and occasionally, economic statistics. -
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World War One
An International conflict that from 1914 through 1918 encompassed most of the nations of Europe along with Russia, the United States, the Middle East, and other regions. And began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. -
U.S. joins World War One
Senate voted to declare war on Germany after Germany had used unrestricted warfare sinking the Lusitania, the Zimmerman Telegram, and more. -
Houston Texas Race Riot
A riot led by 156 soldiers from the all-black 24th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army. The incident occurred within a climate of overt hostility from members of the all-white Houston Police Department against members of the local black community and black soldiers stationed at Camp Logan. -
Red Summer
A period during 1919 in which white supremacist terrorism and racial riots took place in more than three dozen cities across the United states, as well as in one rural county in Arkansas. The term "Red Summer" was coined by civil rights activist and author James Weldon Johnson, who organized peaceful protests against racial violence which had occurred that summer. -
Chicago Race Riot of 1919
A violent racial conflict started by white Americans against black Americans that began on the south side of Chicago. During the riot, 38 people died (23 black and 15 white). -
Women's Suffrage / Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Women's legal right to vote was established in the U.S. over the course of more than half a century, first in various states and localities, sometimes on a limited basis, and then nationally in 1920.