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Wizard of OZ
Children's Novel, nominated for 6 academy awards including best picture. Earned only 3,017,000 on a 2,000,000 budget which failed to recoup studios interest -
Push Pin
Edwin Moore
This has made it easy to store papers, ideas, and other important information for it to be easy to remember and work on things. -
William McKinley
Wins 2nd term as president -
Vacuum Cleaner
Hubert Cecil Booth
Thanks to this invention, our floors willl never be dirty again. This kickstarted the technology of the vacuum to the booming business that it is today. -
Frank Norris
Frank Norris publishes "The Octopus: A Story of California. A story about the conflict between California wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad -
Nickel Iron Battery
First discovered by Waldemar Jungner in 1899, the nick-iron battery was developed by Thomas Edison in 1901. Edision developed the battery for it to be used as an energy source for electric vehicles. Edison states that the nickel-iron design was "far superior to batteries using lead plates and acid." -
Oil Discovery
The first major oil discovery in Texas occurs near Spindletop in Beaumont. -
The Platt Amendmentt
The Platt amendment is passed by the United States Congress, which limited the autonomy of Cuba as a condition for American troop withdrawal. Cuba would become a U.S. protectorate on June 12. -
Assassination of the President
The President of the United States, William Mckinley, was shot and fatally wounded on September 6, 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 -
Theodore Roosevelt
Sworn in as the 26th President of the United States after the assassination of McKinley -
The Anthracite Coal Strike
One of the largest industrial strikes with President Roosevelt as a mediator -
President Roosevelt vs. J.P Morgan
President Roosevelt takes J.P. Morgan to court for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. -
Electric Hearing Aid
The hearing aid is a body-worn device that is worn in or behind the ear to amplify sounds for the person wearing it. The first electric hearing aid was invented by Miller Reese Hutchison in 1902. -
Air Conditioner
Willis Carrier invents the air conditioner. -
Polygraph Machine
The lie detector or polygraph machine is invented by James Mackenzie -
Cuba gains independence
The island of Cuba gains independence from the United States -
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor company starts -
Crayons
Edward Binney and Harold Smith co-invent crayons -
Department of Commerce and Labor Act
Established to reduce tensions between management and labor. -
The Great Train Robbery
One of the greatest narrative films in history, directed by Edwin S. Porter - Former Thomas Edison cameraman. The movie is an action thriller - 10 minutes long ,14 scenes. plot scenes inspired by a true event that occurred August 29th, 1900. 4 Members of " Hole in the wall Gang" Robbed #3 Train for 5,000 dollars cash. -
Wright Brothers
The Wright brothers, Orville and Willbur, from Dayton, Ohio made the first successful airplane flights on this date in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The airplane was an aircraft that was lifted by air pressure guided by the upper and lower wings. The brothers improved on this design, and in under two years, their device was able to circle the air 30 times in 39 minutes, totalling a distance of 24.5 m -
National Child Labor Committee
Established to abolish all child labor -
Robert La Follette
Progressive activist who was elected to the U.S. Senate -
Charles W. Fairbanks
26th Vice President of the United States -
San Francisco Earthquake
San Francisco earthquake of 1906, major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 that occurred on April 18, 1906, at 5:12 am off the northern California coast. -
Pure Food and Drug Act/Meat Inspection Act
Acts passed to protect the public's health and welfare -
Hepburn Act
Act that challenged the economic power of the railroad industry -
General Motors
General Motors starts -
William Howard Taft
27th President of the United States -
Suppressor
The suppressor was a silencer attached to the barrel of a gun to reduce the amount of noise and flash produced. It was typically a metal tube with internal mechanisms that served the purpose of muffling the sound. The silencer was invented by Hiram Percy Maxim in 1909. -
NAACP Founded
Nations Oldest an Longest most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization. More than half a million members they pushed for equqlity and voter mobilization. -
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts founded -
Titanic Sinks
At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the British ocean liner Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada. The massive ship, which carried 2,200 passengers and crew, had struck an iceberg two and half hours before. -
Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve Act established the Federal Reserve System -
The 1913 Underwood Tariff
The 1913 Underwood Tariff reduced the average tariff on imported goods -
Woodrow Wilson
28th President of the United States -
16th Amendment
The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing the Federal government treasury to impose an income tax. The 17th Amendment would be passed on April 8, which set the policy for direct election of U.S. Senators. -
1914 Federal Trade Commission Act
Established by the Federal Trade Commission to regulate fair competition among Big business and industry -
Sherman Antitrust Act revision
The Clayton Antitrust Act revises the 1890 Sherman Antitrust act and bans monopolistic and unfair business practices and affirms the right to go on strike -
World War I
World War I, also called First World War or Great War, an international conflict that in 1914–18 embroiled most of the nations of Europe along with Russia, the United States, the Middle East, and other regions. The war pitted the Central Powers—mainly Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey—against the Allies—mainly France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and, from 1917, the United States. -
Panama Canal opened
The American-built waterway across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, is inaugurated with the passage of the U.S. vessel Ancon, a cargo and passenger ship -
Zipper
Gideon Sundback received patent for the zipper -
Lusitania sank
Lusitania, British ocean liner, the sinking of which by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915, contributed indirectly to the entry of the United States into World War I. -
Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands purchased -
The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
Limits how many hours children are allowed to work -
The Adamson Act
Establishes an 8 hour workday for the railroad -
The Federal Farm Loan Act
Created 12 Federal Land Banks to provide small farmers with long term loans at low interest rates -
Tow Truck
The tow truck is a vehicle used to transport other vehicles to a location, typically being a repair garage. The tow truck was invented by Ernest Holmes Sr. from Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1916. He was inspired to invent this after having to pull a car out of a creek by used "blocks, ropes, and six men -
Rural Credits Act
Financial aid to farmers is awarded by the passage of the Rural Credits Act. These payments would be further strengthened with the passage of a second bill, the Warehouse Act, on August 11. -
National Park Service
The National Park Service is officially created when President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation from Congress with the mission to protect and preserve the natural lands, historic sites, and wildlife of the system for future generations. -
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson won a second term as President with his election in the Electoral College, 277 to 254 over Republican candidate Charles E. Hughes. -
U.S. Cuts ties with Germany
The United States government cuts diplomatic ties with Germany. The Zimmermann Telegram is given to the United States by Britain on February 24, showing the offer by Germany to give Mexico back the southwest United States if they would declare war on the United States. -
U.S enters World War I
USA joined Allies Britain, France, and Russia to fight in WW1. Under John J Pershing 2,000,000 fought on the battle fields of France Over the assassination of Franz Ferdinand Archduke of Austria. Many Americans opposed the war they would rather choose to be neutral -
Time Zones
Time zones are officially established by an act of the United States Congress with daylight savings time to go into effect on March 31 -
Pop Up Toaster
The pop-up toaster invented by Charles Strite. Made home life easier for the everyday person -
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I. -
19th Amendment
Amendment to give women the right to vote. Promoting equal voting rights to women, no state shall not deny the right to vote on account of sex. The amendment was introduce inv1887, it only took 40 years in which women's rights became militant. Conducting campaigns & Congressional passage, reinforced by women in Industry in WW1 resulted in the adoption of the 19th Amendment -
18th Amendment
People turned against alcohol, lots of Americans saw alcohol as evil others apart of everyday life. Prohibition prohibited the manuafacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors. They also passed a Volstead Act during Prohibition that only allowed 1 proof of alcohol in any beverage -
Warren G. Harding
Sworn in as the 29th President of the United States
