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National Association of Colored Women
The National Association of Colored Women is formed, bringing together more than 100 black women's clubs. Leaders in the black women's club movement include Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Mary Church Terrell, and Anna Julia Cooper. -
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Utah
On this day, Utah became a state. It was the 45th state to join the Union. -
Discovery of the electron
The discovery of the electron was a huge step for chemistry and physics. Experiments by J.J. Thomson led to the discovery. -
Ellis Island opens a center to screen immigrants
It was called the "Ellis Island of the West." Angel Island was also a check point for immigrants in the early years of the 20th century. Angel Island was a detention center for Chinese immigrants and was surrounded by barbed wire. -
J.P. Morgan organizes the U.S. Steel Corporation
After financing the creation of the Federal Steel Company he merged some of the largest independent steel companies into United States Steel Corporation in 1901. It was the first billion-dollar industrial corporation. -
Panic of 1901
The Panic of 1901 was the first stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange. -
Women's Trade Union League
The National Women's Trade Union League (WTUL) is established to advocate for improved wages and working conditions for women. -
The first airplane was flown
The first airplane was flown by the Wright Brothers. Orville Wright took the Flyer for a 12-second, sustained flight on December 17, 1903. This was the first successful, powered, piloted flight in history. -
Russian Revolution begins
The revolution of 1905 begins when czarist troops open fire on a peaceful group of workers marching to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg to petition their grievances to Czar Nicholas II. -
Great San Francisco quake leaves 700 dead and 200,000 homeless
Most San Franciscans in 1906 did not expect a major earthquake. The San Francisco Earthquake struck central California with a magnitude of about 8.3. San Francisco suffered from severe damage and many were killed, injured, and homeless. -
Ford Motor Company Produces the Model T
Henry Ford created the Model T. It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile. It's the car that opened travel to the common middle-class American. -
NAACP formed to press for equal rights for African American
Thurgood Marshall laid the legal foundation for the end of segregation in the South. Marshall turned to the courts to prove that separate facilities for blacks and whites were inherently unequal. -
145 female garment workers die in a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company
This was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York. It resulted in the fourth highest loss of life from an industrial accident in U.S. history. -
Explosives
The 1st airplane bombing experiments with explosives was on this day. -
Titanic
The sinking of the Titanic occurred during this year. The Titanic has been described as the worlds most luxurious floating hotel which is unsinkable. It was only 5 days out when it hit an Iceberg and Sank in the Atlantic with the loss of many lives. -
First crossword puzzel
The first crossword puzzle was published, which was created by Arthur Wynne. It was published as a "word-cross" puzzle in the New York World. -
The 16th Amendment
The 16th Amendment said that Congress had been given the power to collect taxes on income without regard for a census or enumeration. -
Henry Ford introduces the automated assembly line
Henry Ford was an American automobile manufacturer. He founded the Ford Motor Company. -
First U.S. income tax
Congress pass the Revenue Act mandating the first tax on incomes over $3,000. -
Babe Ruth makes debut with the Red Sox
On July 11, 1914, 19-year-old George Herman “Babe” Ruth played his first major league baseball game as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. -
Suffage movement
As part of the women's suffrage movement 25,000 women march up Fifth Avenue in New York City demanding the right to vote. -
U.S. birth control clinic
Margaret Sanger opens the first U.S. birth-control clinic in Brooklyn, N.Y. Although the clinic is shut down 10 days later and Sanger is arrested, she eventually wins support through the courts and opens another clinic in New York City in 1923. -
The Battle of Jutland
A German naval fleet consisting of 24 battleships, five battle cruisers, 11 light cruisers and 63 destroyers just off the Jutland Peninsula, were attacked by a British fleet of 28 battleships, nine battle cruisers, 34 light cruisers and 80 destroyers in one of the greatest sea battles known as The Battle of Jutland. A total of 100,000 men aboard 250 ships were involved in the battle. -
Spanish flu
The Spanish Flu lasted one year in 1918 - 1919. It was a very deadly pandemic during WW1 and is estimated to have killed between 25 and 50 million people world wide in that short time period. -
Women's suffrage
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote, is signed into law by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby.
