1 Election of William McKinley
2 Plessy v. Ferguson establishes “separate but equal” doctrine
3 Sherlock Holmes appeared in the Strand magazine for the first time
4 Wright Bros. take to the sky
5 Spanish-American War
6 Klondike Gold Rush
7 Grover Cleveland elected President after 4-year hiatus from the office
8 Marconi invents the radio
9 The Dreyfus Affair
10 Rise of yellow journalism
11 Commercial production of the automobile began
1 Election of William McKinley
2 Plessy v. Ferguson establishes “separate but equal” doctrine
3 Sherlock Holmes appeared in the Strand magazine for the first time
4 Wright Bros. take to the sky
5 Spanish-American War
6 Klondike Gold Rush
7 Grover Cleveland elected President after 4-year hiatus from the office
8 Marconi invents the radio
9 The Dreyfus Affair
10 Rise of yellow journalism
11 Commercial production of the automobile began
12. Wounded Knee massacre
1 Election of William McKinley
2 Plessy v. Ferguson establishes “separate but equal” doctrine
3 Sherlock Holmes appeared in the Strand magazine for the first time
4 Wright Bros. take to the sky
5 Spanish-American War
6 Klondike Gold Rush
7 Grover Cleveland elected President after 4-year hiatus from the office
8 Marconi invents the radio
9 The Dreyfus Affair
10 Rise of yellow journalism
11 Commercial production of the automobile began
12. Wounded Knee massacre
13. Invention of the X-ray
Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco
Russian Revolution
The Eighteenth Amendment is ratified, banning the ‘manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors’ within the United States and its territories.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco
Russian Revolution
The Eighteenth Amendment is ratified, banning the ‘manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors’ within the United States and its territories.
The Sixteenth Amendment is ratified, bringing in federal income tax.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco
Russian Revolution
The Eighteenth Amendment is ratified, banning the ‘manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors’ within the United States and its territories.
The Sixteenth Amendment is ratified, bringing in federal income tax.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco
Russian Revolution
The Eighteenth Amendment is ratified, banning the ‘manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors’ within the United States and its territories.
The Sixteenth Amendment is ratified, bringing in federal income tax.
The Panama Canal opens
Arizona becomes the 48th state and last of the contiguous states admitted to the Union.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco
Russian Revolution
The Eighteenth Amendment is ratified, banning the ‘manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors’ within the United States and its territories.
The Sixteenth Amendment is ratified, bringing in federal income tax.
The Panama Canal opens
Arizona becomes the 48th state and last of the contiguous states admitted to the Union.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco
Russian Revolution
The Eighteenth Amendment is ratified, banning the ‘manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors’ within the United States and its territories.
The Sixteenth Amendment is ratified, bringing in federal income tax.
The Panama Canal opens
Arizona becomes the 48th state and last of the contiguous states admitted to the Union.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco
Russian Revolution
The Eighteenth Amendment is ratified, banning the ‘manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors’ within the United States and its territories.
The Sixteenth Amendment is ratified, bringing in federal income tax.
The Panama Canal opens
Arizona becomes the 48th state and last of the contiguous states admitted to the Union.
The Easter Rising, Dublin, 1916
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146, 1911
Germany transforms from a monarchy to the German Republic, following the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II at the end of WWI.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco
Russian Revolution
The Eighteenth Amendment is ratified, banning the ‘manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors’ within the United States and its territories.
The Sixteenth Amendment is ratified, bringing in federal income tax.
The Panama Canal opens
Arizona becomes the 48th state and last of the contiguous states admitted to the Union.
The Easter Rising, Dublin, 1916
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146, 1911
Germany transforms from a monarchy to the German Republic, following the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II at the end of WWI.