1920s

Timeline 1900-1920

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  • President McKinley's Assassination

    President McKinley's Assassination
    On September 14th, 1901, President William McKinley is assassinated by Leon Czolgosz at point-blank range; McKinley died due to infection from the bullet wound. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th President of the United States

  • First World Series

    First World Series
    On October 1st, 1903, the very first World Series to be played in major baseball, in which the Boston Americans beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3.

  • World's First Flight

    World's First Flight
    On December 17th, 1903, the Wright Brothers make the world’s first flight, lasting 12 seconds and flying 120 feet.

  • Iroquois Theater Fire

    Iroquois Theater Fire
    On December 30th, 1903, a fire broke out at the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. It is the deadliest theatre fire and deadliest single-building fire in U.S history, resulting in over 600 deaths

  • General Slocum Disaster

    General Slocum Disaster
    On June 15th, 1904, General Slocum caught fire and sank in the East River of New York City, killing over 1000 people. The ship was chartering members of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church to a church picnic.

  • San Francisco Earthquake 7.8

    San Francisco Earthquake 7.8
    On April 18th, 1906, the coast of northern California was struck by an earthquake of an estimated magnitude of 7.8. Over 3,000 people died and more than 80 percent of San Francisco was destroyed in the earthquake. It is considered one of the worst and deadliest earthquakes in the history of the United States.

  • Patent for the world's first vacuum cleaner

    Patent for the world's first vacuum cleaner
    On June 2nd of 1908, James Murray Spangler receives the patent for his invention, the world’s first portable electric vacuum cleaner.

  • First Indianapolis 500

    First Indianapolis 500
    On May 30th, 1911, the first Indianapolis 500 race is run in Indiana, United States. Ray Harroun drove the Marmon Wasp to victory. It is now one of the world’s most famous motor racing competitions.

  • The Titanic Sinks

    The Titanic Sinks
    April 14th, 1912, The Titanic hits an iceberg and sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into the voyage from Southampton to New York City. The death toll was over 1,500 people. Only around 750 people survived.

  • 16 Amendment Ratified

    16 Amendment Ratified
    On February 3, 1913, the 16th amendment was ratified. It made it possible to enact a modern, nationwide income tax and would become the federal government’s largest source of revenue.