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Frank L. Baum publishes The Wizard of Oz
Baum wrote this as a children's book, but scholars dissected it and found it to be an allegory on the Populist Movement. -
Assassination of President McKinley
The President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot and fatally wounded on September 6th, 1901, inside the Temple of Music on the grounds of the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. After his death, Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th President of the United States. -
The film "The Great Train Robbery" is released
A whopping 12-minutes long, this movie was considered a milestone in the film-making industry. It was the film that really started the big business of filmmaking. -
The Wright Brothers make their first flight
Two American brothers who designed an airplane took the skies in it for the first time, and became the first people to fly in a plane. -
Upton Sinclair publishes The Jungle
Sinclair wrote this novel with intentions to portray the lives of immigrants in the US. Readers were more concerned with a large portion of the book about the corruption in the US meat-packing industry during the early 20th century. -
San Francisco Earthquake
This major earthquake killed about 3,000 people, and over 80% of San Francisco was decimated. -
Roosevelt Panic
This was a financial crisis that occured in the US when the New York Stock Exchange fell 50% from its peak the previous year (a.k.a. The Banker's Panic). -
NAACP is founded
This civil rights organization's goal was to ensure political, educational, social, and economic equality in minority citizens in the US and erase racial issues. -
Howard Taft elected 27th President of the United States
Howard Taft was considered a Progressive. He stressed the need for income tax, indtroduced the 8-hour work day, took on trusts and punished companies that bypassed anti-trust laws. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire
This was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of New York City. THis resulted in the fourth highest loss of lifes by an inudstrial accident. -
Standard Oil's monopoly is dissolved
Broken up by the Supreme Court, the anti-trust law required Standard Oil to be broken into smaller independent companies, which led toa skyrocketing of the trust's stock prices. -
Sinking of the Titanic
The Titanic was the largest ship and was supposably undestructable. However, ironically the Titanic sunk on its' first outing on about the fourth day at sea. The death toll is between 1,490 and 1,635 people. -
Woodrow Wilson is elected 28th President of the United States
Wood Wilson was the last Progressive preisdent. He established Federal Reserve Act and Federal Trade Commission. He also took on the trust heavily. -
World War I Begins
This was a global war centered in Europe. More than nine million combatants were killed. Involed worlds greatest powers which was between two alliances. -
Work Finished on the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, making coastal trade and traveling more efficient. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The British passenger ship was sank by a German U-boat. 1,198 people were killed in this incident. -
United States enters WWI
U.S. joined the Allies (Britain, France, and Russia). More than 2M U.S. soldiers fought on battlefields in France. -
18th Amendment (Prohibition)
Alcohol is outlawed. This is later repealed by the 21st amendment on December 5th, 1933. -
19th Amendment (Women's Suffrage)
Before, women were forbidden to vote anywhere in the U.S. After this amendement was made, women gained that right. -
World War I Ends with Treaty of Versailles
The peace treaty ended war between the Axis and the Allied Powers.
