Important Dates In The 1900's By brittaniemariee Jan 1, 1900 George Eastman makes first portable camera Jan 2, 1901 President McKinley is shot Jan 3, 1901 Electric typewriter is invented Jan 4, 1901 Electric typewriter is invented Jan 5, 1901 Teddy Roosevelt is elected President Jan 6, 1902 The U.S. Navy installs the first radio telephone aboard ships Jan 7, 1903 Henry Ford founds Ford Motor Co Jan 8, 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright take the first test flight in their plane at Kitty Hawk, NC Jan 9, 1903 The first World Series is held, Boston vs. Pittsburgh Jan 10, 1904 The first comic book is invented Jan 11, 1904 George M. Cohan, the creator of many patriotic songs and musicals creates his first musical, Little Johnny Jones Jan 12, 1904 The answering machine is invented Jan 13, 1905 The Jukebox is invented with 24 songs Jan 14, 1905 The first Yellow Pages is invented Jan 15, 1906 2,500 people die from an earthquake in San Francisco Jan 16, 1906 An animated cartoon is created Jan 17, 1906 Teddy Roosevelt becomes the first president to leave the country Jan 18, 1907 The Lamiere brothers create still color photography Jan 19, 1907 Pablo Picasso unveils his cubism art Jan 20, 1908 Henry Ford makes his first Model T for $850 Jan 22, 1909 First subject on radio talk is about woman's suffrage Jan 21, 2009 A radio S.O.S. saves 1,700 lives after ships collide