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Woodrow Wilson's Presidency
President Woodrow Wilson led America through WWI, refused the U.S. to enter the League, crafted the "fourteen points" of the Treaty of Versailles, and won the Nobel Peace Prize. -
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WWI
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assasinated on this day in 1914 by Gaveilo Princip. This initiates the start of WWI a few weeks later. In the first 6 days of August 1914, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, Germany declares war on Russia and France, and the UK declares war on Germany. On August 19th, president Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S. will remain neutral during the war. Then, on April 6th 1919, the U.S. refrains from remaining neutral and declares war on Germany. -
Lusitania Sinks
The British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland. 1,198 of the 1,959 passengers drowned, including 128 Americans. This later influenced America to eventually get involved in the World War. -
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The Great Migration Timeframe
The Great Migration lasted from 1916-1970. It was the relocation of over 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North and Midwest. They were driven from their homes by unsatisfactory economic opportunities and harsh segregationist laws. -
First Woman Elected Into Congress
During Jeannette Rankin's elected term in 1916, World War I was just beginning and women's voting rights were just passed in August, just 3 months before she was elected. She strongly believed that "make the world safe for democracy." -
Selective Service Act
The Selective Service Act authorized the government to raise a national army for America's entry into WWI. -
Espionage Act
The Espionage Act is a federal law that was passed shortly after the U.S. entered into WWI. This law essentially made it a crime to make false statements that interfered with the prosecution of war. -
Lenin Led A Russian Revolution
Vladimir Lenin was the founder of the Russian Communist Party -
Wilson's 14 Points
The 14 points were principles for peace in negotiations in order to end WWI. They were outlined in a speech by Woodrow Wilson to U.S. Congress. -
Influenza Epidemic
The Influenza virus infected 500 million people across the world. The life expectancy rate for that year dropped by 12 years due to Influenza. -
Sedition Act
The Sedition Act was basically an extension of the Espionage Act. It covered a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion against the government. -
Schenk v. U.S.
Schenk v. U.S. was a U.S. supreme court case with the concerns of the Espionage Act of 1917. It began with Charles Schenk, a prominent socialist, who attempted to distribute flyers to men drafted into the war. This case eventually created the known "clear and present danger" test to determine whether or not a state could constitutionally limit free speech. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote. -
U.S. Senate Rejects Treaty of Versailles
The U.S. Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles based on relations to the League of Nations. -
U.S. Rejects League of Nations Membership
The League of Nations was an international organization that was created after WWI to help resolve international disputes. The U.S. rejected this offer because they feared the league could create greater obligations that transcended with American interests. -
NFL
The NFL merged with the then APFA to create the NFL we know today. -
Judy Garland
Judy Garland's birth, who later in life made an impact on modern Hollywood and was renowned for her vocals and acting in Singin' In The Rain, and the Wizard of Oz. -
Illinois State Record
The city of Mount Carroll, IL reached a -35 degree temperature. -
President Taft
President Taft is buried in Arlington, Virginia. -
Gandhi
Mahatma Ghandi begins 200m march in protest of the British salt tax.
