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The assassination of President McKinley
On September 14, 1901, our 25th president, Mr. McKinley, was shot and killed by Leon Czolgosz at point-blank range. He died eight days later and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt became president. -
First Nobel Prize
The first Nobel Prize was awarded in Stockholm, Sweden in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. This was created after the death of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor of dynamite and other high explosives. -
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford establishes the Ford Motor Company. The Ford Company will grow into one of the biggest automobile companies in the world and will create thousands upon thousands of jobs. -
A naval base at Pearl HArbor
To prevent a Japanese expansion in the Pacific Congress had passed an act in 1908 to build a naval yard in Pearl Harbor, and President Taft had announced this in 1909. It was said at the time to be the world's largest naval base, and its construction was budgeted for around $3 million. -
Sinking of the Titanic
On April 15, 1912, The RMS Titanic hit an iceberg in the Northern Atlantic and sank thus killing over a thousand civilians. This became a very prominent part of American history. -
The start of World War I
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand became the beginning of a major war lasting over 4 years. World War I caused over 40 million deaths and casualties. Also known as the Great War, WWI was the first international conflict of its kind. -
Federal Trade Commission
Founded on September 26, 1914, by Woodrow Wilson, the Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil U.S. antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. -
The Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is the coastal defense, search and rescue, and maritime law enforcement branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. This branch was the combination of the Revenue Cutter Service and the U.sU Life Saving Service. -
The end of World War I
The Allies sign an armistice with Germany on November 11, 1918, putting an end to the fighting of World War I. This becomes one of two world wars to this date. -
League of Nations
The League of Nations is created and it is the predecessor to the United Nations. It was an international diplomatic group developed after World War I as a way to solve disputes between countries before they erupted into open warfare.