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1900s; 1910s; 1920s; See also: History of the United States (1865–1918) ... Two U.S. cruisers are sent to Central America to protect U.S. interests in a dispute ...
1923 – Yankee Stadium was built; 1924 – Immigration Act Basic Law; 1924 – Indian Citizenship Act; 1924 – J. Edgar Hoover is appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation – the predecessor to the FBI., 1924 – 1924 U.S. presidential election: Calvin Coolidge elected president for a full term, Charles G. Dawes elected vice president
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").
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
Built for inventor, and socialite John Albert Ferguson, purchased by businessman George Gano Grant–Humphreys Mansion: 1902 Neoclassical: Theodore Davies Boal: Denver: Built for James Benton Grant, later owned by A.E. Humphreys Redstone Castle: 1903 Stick style: Theodore Davies Boal: Redstone: Built for John Cleveland Oswood, today is a hotel ...
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
The first carbide lamp was invented and patented in New York City on August 28, 1900, by Frederick Baldwin. [74] 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 ...
This Built America/Andrew Ryan ShephardClick here for more on Nuria Royo and Brooklyn Industries. There is a simple idea behind Massachusetts' Preserve --making new stuff out of old stuff--but ...