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Lenin Led a Russian Revolution
Lenin was a politician, political theorist, and Russian Revolutionary. he served as head of government for the Soviet of Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924 -
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Wilsons Presidency Term
Thomas Woodrow Wilson served as our 28th president. he was a lawyer, and an American politician. Wilson was a member of the Democratic Party and was the 34th governor of New Jersey before winning the 1912 presidential term. Wilson was president during WW1 and came up with a 14 point plan -
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World War 1
World War 1, also known as the Great War was a global war that originally started in Europe. it is known as the war that ended all wars. -
Lusitania
the Lusitania sunk on this day, may 7th, 1914 and killed 1,198 passengers and crew members. the Lusitania was a British U-boat. it sank 11 miles off the shore of Ireland. this incident caused America to call war on Germany two years later. -
First woman Elected into Congress
Jeanette Rankin was the first woman voted into Congress in 1916. she was a women's right advocate as well as an American politician. She served as a Republican from Montana -
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The Great Migration
The Great Migration also known as the Black Migration was the movement of 6 million African Americans from the Southern United States to the Urban Northeast, West, and Midwest. -
Selective Service Act
the Selective Service Act required all men in the United States between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service. -
Espionage Act
the Espionage Act was passed on June 5th 1917 shortly after America entered World War 1. it basically prohibited anyone to interfere with military operations. also to prevent the support of the U.S enemies. -
Influenza Flu Academic
the pandemic influenza of 1918 was an unusually deadly strain. it like each pandemic origins from an animal virus that evolved to be able to be passed between humans. about 40 to 50 million are thought to of died from this strain. it is described as the "greatest medical holocaust in history" -
Wilsons 14 Points
Wilsons 14 points was used for peace negotiations to end World War 1. President Wilson outlined his peace principles in a speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress. -
The Sedition Act
The Sedition Act punished people for publishing false, scandalous, or malicious writing against the U.S government by a fine, imprisonment, or deportation. -
Schenck Vs. US
This was a landmark Supreme Court case because it was concerning the enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during WW1. Schenck was imprisoned for interfering with this act. Schenck printed 15,000 anti draft flyers and mailed them during time of war. the court came to the conclusion that it was "clear and present danger". this is because it's like dropping a bomb and telling everyone to run. -
US Senate Rejects Treaty of Versailles
the senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles which formally ended World War 1 because of a group of senates who went against President Woodrow. they were called the irreconcilables. they rejected the treaty because they believed that under the terms of the treaty that the US would loose too much of its autonomy to the League of Nations. -
The 19th Amendment
the right of citizens in the US to vote will not be denied due to sex. (women's right to vote) -
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The Teapot Dome Scandal
the Teapot Dome Scandal occurred during President Warren G. Hardings term, that involved the administration of President Warren. Albert Bacon Fall was the first presidential cabinet member to go to prison because he was leasing the Navy Petroleum reserves at two locations in California and at Teapot Dome in Wyoming to private oil companies for profit. -
Snowfall in Washington D.C
the Knickerbocker storm, the biggest ever recorded snowstorm in Washington D.C., causes the roof of the knickerbocker Theatre to collapse. killing 98 and injured 133 -
Hollywood sign is inaugurated
in 1923 the Hollywood sign origannly read "HOLLYWOODLAND" to promote and advertise for a new segregated housing development hills above the Hollywood district of LA. -
First State to allow the use of the Gas Chamber
Nevada was the first US state that allowed the use of a gas chamber for death penalty. the first lethal gas took place in February of 1924. -
Alexander Graham Bell's First Phone Call
the first transatlantic phone call happened on this day January 7th, 1927. Alexander Graham Bell as well as other men in the US and London had there first phone call -
MoMA opened in New York
the Museum of Modern Art holds one of the most influential and important collections of modern art in the world. on November 7th, 1929 MoMA opened in NYC
