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The Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment was a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence from foreign intervention. It permitted extensive U.S. involvement in Cuban, international, and domestic affairs for the enforcement of Cuban independence. -
President McKinley is Assassinated
Leon Czolgosz killed William McKinley in New York on September, 6th, 1901. -
The Newlands Reclamation Act
The Newlands Reclamation Act, also known as the U.S. Reclamation Act, authorized the federal government to commission water diversion, retention, and transmission projects in arid lands, particularly in the far west. -
The Elkins Act
The Elkins Act was a federal law passed during the Progressive Movement that increased the Interstate Commerce Act and the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission to set railroad rates and regulate the telecommunications industry. -
The San Francisco Earthquake
The San Francisco Earthquake killed 3,000 people and left half of the city's population of 400,000 people, without any type of home. -
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, also known as FBI, was created in 1908. Their job is to help solve crimes and to arrest the guilty parties involved. -
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, also known as the NAACP, is a civil rights organization that began in 1909 . The main goal of the NAACP is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons. -
Sinking of the Titanic
The Titanic was heading to New York from Southampton, England when it hit an iceberg the eventually sank the boat. Tragically, approximately 1,500 people died on the Titanic, and only approximately 700 people survived. -
WWI Ends
World War I ends with the Treaty of Versailles, which Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Russia had agreed to sign.