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While he is the 21st African American recipient of the medal, the action for which he is honored pre-dates all other African American recipients. June 7 – American temperance activist Carrie Nation enters a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas, and destroys its stock of alcoholic beverages with rocks.
Teddy Roosevelt, the Bull Moose, led American progressives in the early 20th century. 1906 – San Francisco earthquake; 1907 – Oklahoma becomes a state; 1907 – Gentlemen's Agreement; 1907 – Coal mine explodes in Monongah, West Virginia, killing at least 361. Worst industrial accident in American history. 1908 – Ford Model T appears on ...
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1900 events in the United States by month (7 C) N. 1900 American novels (12 P) P. Philippine–American War (10 C, 54 P) 1900 in American politics (3 C, 2 P) S.
1900 was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1900th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 900th year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1900s decade. As of the ...
The 1900s (pronounced "nineteen-hundreds") was a decade that began on January 1, 1900, and ended on December 31, 1909. The Edwardian era (1901–1910) covers a similar span of time. The term "nineteen-hundreds" is sometimes also used to mean the entire century from January 1, 1900, to December 31, 1999 (the years beginning with "19").
Smuggling of liquor (commonly known as “bootlegging”) and illegal bars (“speakeasies”) were popular in many areas of America. The 18 th Amendment is alone in this distinction in history
1900 Fly swatter. A fly swatter is a hand-held device for swatting and killing flies and other insects. The first modern fly-destruction device was invented in 1900 by Robert R. Montgomery, an entrepreneur based in Decatur, Illinois. [75] On January 9, 1900, Montgomery was issued U.S. patent #640,790 for the "Fly-Killer". [76] 1900 Thumbtack