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President McKinley is Shot (Death)
William McKinley died on September 14, 1901. After being shot twice by Leon Czolgosz on September 6, 1901. -
President Theodore Roosevelt (26th)
- Teddy becomes President after McKinley's death President Theodore Roosevelt defeated the Alton B. Parker in 1904 Presidential Election. (September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909)
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Invention: Airplane (Kitty Hawk)
Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane. -
Sherman Anti-Trust
A landmark 1890 U.S. legislation which outlawed trusts — monopolies and cartels — to increase economic competitiveness. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the nation's first consumer protection agency, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). -
President William Howard Taft (27th)
William Howard Taft defeated nominee William Jennings Bryan in 1908 Presidential Election.
(March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913) -
President Woodrow Wilson (28th)
Wilson handily defeated Taft and Roosevelt in 1912 election.
(March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921) -
Start of WW1
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand caused conflict between nations. Which led to Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) to fight against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers) -
Panama Canal
The canal expanded shipping and naval power between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The U.S paid $10 million to Panama and $40 million to France. -
18th Amendment
Prohibited the production, transport, and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal, though it did not outlaw the actual consumption of alcohol. -
Treaty of Versailles
On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations (including Britain, France, Italy and Russia) signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending WW1. -
19th Amendment
Granted women the right to vote, and reads: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
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First Commercial Radio Station
The first commercial radio station was KDKA in Pittsburgh, which went on the air in the evening of Nov. 2, 1920, with a broadcast of the returns of the Harding-Cox presidential election.
