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Tuskegee Institute opens
This institute is opened up for a historically black school, it was established John Lewis and Booker T. Washington. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The decision of this case is a historic event because it upheld constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality. -
Meat Inspection Act
American law that makes it a crime to adulterate or misbranding meat and meat products being sold as food, and ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. -
NAACP Formed
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911 was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history. It also changed the workplace. -
Election of 1912
United States presidential election of 1912, American presidential election held on November 5, 1912, in which Democrat Woodrow Wilson defeated Bull Moose (Progressive) candidate. -
16th Amendment
The 16th amendment is an important amendment that allows the federal government to levy an income tax from all Americans. Income tax allows for the federal government to keep an army, build roads and bridges, enforce laws and carry out other important duties. -
17th Amendment
the 17th Amendment gives voters the power to directly elect their senators. It also states that the U.S. Senate includes two senators from each state, and that each senator has one vote in the Senate. Senators are elected for six-year terms. -
18 Amendment
This unpopular amendment banned the sale and drinking of alcohol in the United States. This amendment took effect in 1919 and was a huge failure. Not only did regular people find other ways to drink alcohol, criminals made a lot of money selling alcohol to those people. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle; victory took decades of agitation and protest.
