20th Century
1900-1909
1900 William McKinley
April 15, 1900 - One of the largest world's
fairs in history opens to the public in Paris,
France. It would draw over thirty-nine million
paid visitors through its close on November 12.
Carrie Nation continues her Temperance
movement. (make alcohol illegal)
September 8, 1900 - The Galveston, Texas
hurricane, with winds of 135 miles an hour,
kills 8,000 people. It remains the most deadly
natural disaster in American history.
November 6, 1900 - President William
McKinley wins his second term as president,
this time with Theodore Roosevelt as his
Vice-President
1901 William McKinley
January 10, 1901 - The first major oil
discovery in Texas occurs near
Spindletop in Beaumont.
September 6, 1901 - President William
H. McKinley is shot at the Pan-American
Exposition in Buffalo, New York while
shaking hands with fair visitors, he will die
from his wounds on Sept. 14.
Theodore Roosevelt will become
President
Leon Czolgosz is convicted of killing
President McKinley
1901 Reaction
"Now look! That damned cowboy is
President of the United States!“ Ohio
Senator Mark Hanna
1902 Theodore Roosevelt
January 1, 1902 - The first Rose Bowl is
held, pitting the college football squads of
the University of Michigan and Stanford.
April 2, 1902 - The first movie theatre
in the United States opens in Los
Angeles, California. It was known as
the Electric Theatre.
Willis Haviland Carrier, a native of Angola,
New York, invents the air conditioner. He
would patent the device on February 2,
1906
1903 Theodore Roosevelt
January 18, 1903 - The first two-way
wireless communication between
Europe and the United States is
accomplished by Guglielmo Marconi when
he transmits a message from President
Theodore Roosevelt to the King of England
May 23, - August 1, 1903 - The first
cross-country automobile trip in the
United States is completed. New York
to San Francisco
1903 Theodore Roosevelt
December 17, 1903 - Inventors
Wilbur and Orville Wright succeed
in the first sustained and manned
plane flight, at Kill Devil Hill,
North Carolina.
1st flight - 120 feet in 12 seconds
2nd flight - 852 feet in 59 seconds
They would patent the Airplane three
years later on May 22, 1906.
Theodore Roosevelt
Big Stick Diplomacy“speak softly, and
carry a big stick.
Roosevelt’s idea on
how to apply the
Monroe Doctrine.
“big stick” represents
Military strength
Quote comes from a
West African
proverb
1904 Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt unveils Roosevelt
Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine in
his State of the Union Address
Panama Canal Zone acquired- Work
begins May 4, 1904
Worlds Fair held in St. Louis- Ice
Cream Cone makes its debut
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe
Doctrine
The Corollary stated
that the United
States would
intervene in
controversies
between
European
Countries and
Latin American
Countries
1906 Theodore Roosevelt
Pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspection
Act – 1st time Government steps in to
insure safety of drugs and food.
(Eventually led to the Creation of Food and
Drug Administration)
Roosevelt negotiates treaty that ends the
Russo-Japanese War. Wins Nobel
Peace Prize
April 18, 1906 – San Francisco Earth Quake
(Quake and resulting fire kill over 3,000)
San Francisco
1908 Theodore Roosevelt
Model T (Ford) appears for sale for
the 1st time
F.B.I. (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
founded
Roosevelt does not run for re-election.
William Howard Taft elected as
27th President (Republican)
1909 William H. Taft
Robert Peary claims to have reached the
North Pole
U.S. Penny design changed now
features Abraham Lincoln on the
Penny
N.A.A.C.P founded by W.E.B. Du
Bois (National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People)