The Years 1900 - 1920

By NicholasH

  • The Assassination of President McKinley

    President McKinley was assassinated on September 6, 1901. McKinley was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz.

  • The Wright Brothers' First Successful Flight

    Orville and Wilbur Wright made their first successful set of flights with their first powered aircraft. They had created the first successful airplane.

  • Presidential Election of 1904

    Theodore Roosevelt defeated Alton B. Parker and became president.

  • Presidential Election of 1908

    William Howard Taft defeated the three-time nominee William Jennings Bryan.

  • The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

    Civil rights organization in the United States created to advance justice for African Americans.

  • Presidential Election of 1912

    Woodrow Wilson defeated Bull Moose and became president.

  • The 16th Amendment

    The 16th Amendment allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population.

  • The 17th Amendment

    The 17th Amendment gives voters the power to directly elect their senators.

  • Presidential Election of 1916

    Woodrow Wilson defeated Charles Evans Hughes and was reelected as president.

  • Presidential Election of 1920

    Warren G. Harding defeated James M. Cox and became president. Harding won by a landslide.