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20th Century

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  • President McKinley was assassinated

    President McKinley was assassinated

  • Teddy Bear was introduced

    Teddy Bear was introduced

  • Ford Motor Company was founded

    Ford Motor Company was founded

  • New York subway system opened to the public

    New York subway system opened to the public

  • First U.S. movie theater opened

    First U.S. movie theater opened

  • "the" San Francisco earthquake

    "the" San Francisco earthquake
    7.8 magnitude, leveled the city and also fire spread out among the damage of the city causing more destruction

  • Oklahoma became a state

    Oklahoma became a state

  • Ford introduces the Model-T

    Ford introduces the Model-T

  • First U.S. lincoln "head" penny minted

    First U.S. lincoln "head" penny minted

  • San Francisco Bay, becomes immigration center for Asians entering U.S.

    San Francisco Bay, becomes immigration center for Asians entering U.S.

  • Boyscouts of America was established

    Boyscouts of America was established

  • Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

    Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

  • New Mexico became a state

    New Mexico became a state

  • Arizoan became a state

    Arizoan became a state

  • Titanic

    Titanic

  • Woodrow Wilson became president

    Woodrow Wilson became president

  • WW1 began

    WW1 began

  • Lusitania sunk by German submarine

    Lusitania sunk by German submarine

  • U.S. buys Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million

    U.S. buys Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million

  • First U.S. combat troops in France as U.S. declares war on Germany

    First U.S. combat troops in France as U.S. declares war on Germany

  • Daylight Saving Time goes into effect

    Daylight Saving Time goes into effect

  • Alcock and Brown make first trans-Atlantic nonstop flight

    Alcock and Brown make first trans-Atlantic nonstop flight

  • Women earned the right to vote

  • The first Miss America pageant

  • Construction begins on Yankee Stadium in New York City

  • Warner Brothers Pictures is incorporated

  • the first Winter Olympic Games are held

  • The Grand Ole Opry transmits its first radio broadcast

  • The first flight to the North Pole and back occurs

  • The NBC Radio Network is formed

  • First success in the invention of television occurs

  • The first appearance of Mickey and Minnie Mouse on film occurs

  • Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean

  • Stock market crash

  • Planet Pluto was discovered

    Planet Pluto was discovered

  • A fire in the Ohio Penitentiary near Columbus kills 320 people.

  • Nevada legalized gambling

    Nevada legalized gambling

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes president

    Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes president

  • 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed

    21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed

  • First Master's golf tournament

    First Master's golf tournament

  • Social Security Act is passed

    Social Security Act is passed

  • Summer Olympics Games open in Berlin, Germany

    Summer Olympics Games open in Berlin, Germany

  • The Golden Gate Bridge opens

    The Golden Gate Bridge opens

  • The Naval Expansion Act passes

    The Naval Expansion Act passes

  • The Baseball Hall of Fame opens

    The Baseball Hall of Fame opens

  • Character Bugs Bunny Debuts

    Character Bugs Bunny Debuts

  • JFK wins presidency

    JFK wins presidency

  • Kennedy proposes moon program

    Kennedy proposes moon program

  • National Guard Desegregates Ole Miss

    National Guard Desegregates Ole Miss

  • JFK Assassination

    JFK Assassination

  • LBJ becomes president

    LBJ becomes president

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

  • Creaction of Medicare & Medicaid

    Creaction of Medicare & Medicaid

  • Minimum Wage Increase

    Minimum Wage Increase

  • Nixon Wins Presidency

    Nixon Wins Presidency

  • Apollo 11 landed on the moon

    Apollo 11 landed on the moon

  • Weatherman Bomb Accident

    Weatherman Bomb Accident