Just a little background on the world. I'm not much of a history person, so for anyone in the same boat as me I thought this might be helpful. Most of this stuff was found online, so if it's wrong don't blame me, just let me know.
1900's Theodore Roosevelt becomes president in 1901 The first Rose Bowl is played in 1902 The Harley-Davidson company and the Ford company is made in 1903 The first World Series begins in 1903 In 1903 the Wright brothers makes their first powered flight in the Wright Flyer The Worlds Fair in St. Louis 1904 The Falls Conference in 1905; instrumental in forming the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Einstein's Theory of Relativity in 1905 1906 San Francisco earthquake Oklahoma becomes a state in 1907 The U.S. penny was changed to Abraham Lincoln in 1909 1909 William Howard Taft becomes president NAACP creates in 1909 Outfits of the 1900's:
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The 1910's The Boy Scouts of America begins (this is actually late 1909 & early 1910) King Edward VII dies in 1910 Idaho Big Burn of 1910 1911 Discovery Of Manchu Picchu Puccini's opera 'Madame Butterfly' in 1911 1911 Manhattan Sweatshop Fire First Indianapolis 500 in 1911 Titanic sinks in 1912 The last emperor of China is forced to abdicate in 1912 Sweden Summer Olympics 1912 The first crossword puzzle was created by Arthur Wyne in Liverpool in 1913 The 17th amendment goes into effect, US Senator elections involve ordinary voters Ford introduces the assembly line in 1913 Mona Lisa discovered in 1913 after being stolen two years before Federal Trade Commission of 1914 WWI begins 1914 First US Income Tax in 1914 The Panama Canal opens in 1914 The US Coast Guard establish in 1915 Women's Suffrage Movement 1915 First transcontinental phone call 1915 Rasputin murdered 1916 Thomas Submachine Gun invented 1916 Russian Revolution 1917 Boys Town founded in 1917, dedicated to the care of at-risk children Puerto Rico citizens are given US citizenship in1917 America enters WWI 1917 Mexican Constitution 1917 Pulitzer Prize established 1917 Espionage Act of 1917 Czar Nicholas II and his family executed in 1918 Lawerence of Arabia (the events, not the movie) 1918 Italian National Fascist Party established in 1919 Treaty of Versailles begins (continues into 1920) League of Nations developed 1919 Rotary Dial Telephone created 1919 Franklin D. Roosevelt married Eleanor Roosevelt 1919 The US Congress approves Daylight Savings Time 1919 The first electric pop-up toaster created by Charles Strite in 1919 The 18th Amendment (prohibition) ratifies 1919 The 19th Amendment (women's right to vote) passed 1919 Clothing of the 1910's
