Time Line

  • Lusitania

    May 7, 1915
  • First Women Elected to Congress

    November 9, 1916
  • Selective Service Act

    May 18, 1917
  • Espionage Act

    June 15, 1917
  • Russian Revolution (Lenin)

    November 6, 1917
  • Great Migration

    1916 - 1918
  • Influenza Epidemic

    1918
  • US Rejects League of Nations

    January 8, 1918
  • Wilson's 14 Points

    January 8, 1918
  • Sedition Act

    May 16, 1918
  • WW1 Time Frame

    July 28, 1914 through November 11, 1918
  • Schenk vs. US

    End Date 1919
  • US Senate Rejects Treaty of Versailles

    November 19, 1919
  • Speakeasy

    Speakeasy
    One of the first of these underground bars was created in New York because of the outlaw of the sell of alcohol. It was called ''New York 21.''
  • 19th Amendment Ratification

    August 18, 1920
  • Wilson's Presidency Term

    March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1921
  • Lie Detector

    Lie Detector
    John Larson invented the first lie detector using lines to detect a persons reactions.
  • Electric TV System

    Electric TV System
    Philo Fransworth invented the first electric TV system.
  • Self Winding Watch

    Self Winding Watch
    John Hardwood created the first self winding watch using the one of the kinds gear mechanism.
  • "Iron Lung"

    "Iron Lung"
    John Mayow created the first automated system to help some breath if missing or has a damaged lung