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President McKinley shot
President McKinley was shot twice in the chest at the Pan-American Exposition. The shooter, Leon Czolgosz was unemployed and determined to kill the President. His wish came true eight days later, when the President died. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
With the assainantion of President McKinley, VP Roosevelt now becomes President. This marks youngest President to hold office at 42. Roosevelt was the President that named the "White House", which was formally known as the Executive Mansion. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
After a public outcry, journalists were reporting unsanitary conditions in meatpacking factories. After further testing of food, Congress moved on this and further passed this into law. Reference: http://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/15032393280?ret=True -
Federal Reserve Act
President Woodrow Wilson signed this Act. This created a Reserve Board in Washington to help supervise the system. They could set interest rates, sell government bonds and started issueing currency. Reference: http://www.federalreservehistory.org/Events/DetailView/10 -
Selective Service Act
There were not enough men in uniform so Congress passed the Selctive Service. Men between the ages of 20 and 30 would be required to fill out paperwork that would allow the government to call upon them if the need arised within the military. Many were not pleased by basically being forced to join the miltary. -
Influenza Pandemic
A soldier stationed at Fort Riley, KS went to sick call with symptoms of influenza. Within a couple of hours, more than hundred soldiers reported in with the same symptoms. Roughly 600,000 people in the United States died from this. -
Great Flood of 1927
This is considered one of history's worst natural disasters. No one cold of predicted the Mississippi River coming so far out of the banks and reaching such devastation. Waters reached 100 feet in some places and did not recede for 3 months. More than 23,000 square miles of land was submerged for months. Reference: http://www.britannica.com/event/Mississippi-River-flood-of-1927 -
Charles Lindbergh
His nickname was the "Lucky Lindy" and on a plane called the Spirit of St Louis, was the first flier to cross the Atlantic Ocean alone. -
The Great Crash
After opening bell of the Stock Exchange, traders were bombarded with trades from sellers. By the end of "Black Thursday" almost 13 million shares had been traded with losses at $3 billion.
