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  2. Timeline of the history of the United States (1900–1929)

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    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 ...

  3. 1900 in the United States - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865–1900

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    American Colossus narrates United States history in the thirty-five years following the American Civil War. [14] The book highlights the ascent of businessmen like Cornelius Vanderbilt, J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie, [5] interpreting the time period through the lens of the "triumph of capitalism". [1]

  5. 4 out of 10 best-selling American books in the 1900s were written by Winston Churchill (1871 – 1947) This is a list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1900s, as determined by The Bookman, a New York–based literary journal. [1] The list features the most popular novels of each year from 1900 through 1909.

  6. Why do we work 9 to 5? The history of the eight-hour workday

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    Hunnicutt’s book, “Kellogg’s Six-Hour Day,” tells the story of how cereal baron W.K. Kellogg decided in 1930 to institute six-hour shifts in place of eight-hour shifts, with some reduction ...

  7. America banned the sale of alcohol in the early 1900s. Here's ...

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    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

  8. List of programs broadcast by the History Channel - Wikipedia

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    American Eats [10] American Eats: History on a Bun; The American Farm; The American Presidency with Bill Clinton; The American Soldier; America's 9/11 Flag: Rise from the Ashes; America's Book of Secrets [11] America's Greatest Prison Breaks; Ancient Discoveries; Ancient Empires; Ancient Impossible; Ancient Mysteries; Ancients Behaving Badly ...

  9. List of English-language 20th-century general encyclopedias

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    The Nuttall Encyclopædia (1900) Standard American Book of Knowledge (1900) - a reissue of Standard Cyclopedia (1897) 20th Century Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge (1901) World's Book of Knowledge (1901) New Century Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge (1902) American Educator and Library of Knowledge (1902) Standard Library of Knowledge (1904)