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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 ...
July 14 – John H. Gear, U.S. Senator from Iowa from 1895 to 1900 (born 1825) August 2 – John Mason Loomis, lumber tycoon, Union militia colonel in the American Civil War and philanthropist (born 1825) August 5 – Luke Pryor, U.S. Senator from Alabama in 1880 (born 1820) August 12 – James Edward Keeler, astronomer (born 1857)
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").
She co-founded Chicago's Hull House, one of America's most famous settlement houses. In 1920, she was a co-founder for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). [ 109 ] In 1931, she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize , and is recognized as the founder of the social work profession in the United States. [ 110 ]
One year after ratification, on January 17, 1920, Prohibition began. A short time afterward, the Volstead Act, passed by Congress, provided for federal enforcement. Alcohol consumption declined ...
A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America, 1870–1920 (2003) Mowry, George. The Era of Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of Modern America, 1900–1912. survey by leading scholar; Pease, Otis, ed. The Progressive Years: The Spirit and Achievement of American Reform (1962), primary documents
One of his lesser known projects consisted of documenting immigrants coming through Ellis island. In 1901 Hine was a teacher at the Ethical Culture School in New York City.
October 4 – The American yacht Columbia defeats the Irish Shamrock in the America's Cup yachting race in New York. October 16 – President Theodore Roosevelt invites African American leader Booker T. Washington to the White House. The American South reacts angrily to the visit, and racial violence increases in the region.