1900-1920

  • dead president

    President William McKinley died eight days after he had been shot by Leon Czolgosz.
  • America

    A American Power boat association starts
  • San Francisco part 2

    A San Francisco earthquake kills just about 4,000 people.
  • San Fransisco

    A San Francisco fire just about kills 4,000 people.
  • Word

    Word is out that Robert Peary had found the North Pole 5 months earlier than he claimed.
  • US troops

    United States had sent 20,000 troops to the Mexican border
  • Titanic

    The Titanic sinks killing either 1,490 or 1,635 people.
  • 1 million car

    Ford had manufactured their 1 millionth car
  • Battle

    The Battle of Verdun had begun which had around 1 million casualties
  • Red Baron

    The Red baron who is a WW1 flying Ace got his very first aerial combat win
  • troops

    Us troops arrive at Franc during the WW1
  • Declaration of war

    The president Woodrow asks the congress to declare war on Germany
  • Flu

    A Spanish flu virus kills over 21,000 in the U.S within a week
  • Treaty

    The Treaty of Versialles was signed in France
  • Refusal

    The U.S. Senate refuses the Treaty of Versailles for the second time
  • Refusal

    The U.S. senate refused for the second time to sign the Treaty of Versailles