1900-1909
In the 1900's to 1909 many things happened and occurred. Small things were invented even big things that made a large impact on people. New things happened for the first time shocking many people leaving them with there jaws dropped. New things to wear were introduced, new presidents were elected and more. From airplanes first being flow by the Wright brothers to Model T auto mobile made my Henry Ford. This was a time if new inventions the was the Edwardian Era.
In the 1900's to 1909 many things happened and occurred. Small things were invented even big things that made a large impact on people. New things happened for the first time shocking many people leaving them with there jaws dropped. New things to wear were introduced, new presidents were elected and more. From airplanes first being flow by the Wright brothers to Model T auto mobile made my Henry Ford. This was a time if new inventions the was the Edwardian Era.
U.S Headlines
-Hurricane ravages Galveston Texas about 6,000 to 8,000 people die.
-President McKinley shot when starting his 2nd term
-Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as successor after McKinley dies on September 14th 1901
-1902 approximately 150 thousand United Mine workers strike in Pennsylvania for a wage increase and more suitable hours.
-1903 Henry Ford organizes Ford Motor Company
-1903 1st transcontinental trip by automobile from San Francisco to New York
-1906 more than 500 people killed during San Francisco earthquake
-1907 Oklahoma become the 47th State
-1907 fall of the stock market sparks financial panic
-1908 president Roosevelt hold white house conversation conference
-Hurricane ravages Galveston Texas about 6,000 to 8,000 people die.
-President McKinley shot when starting his 2nd term
-Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as successor after McKinley dies on September 14th 1901
-1902 approximately 150 thousand United Mine workers strike in Pennsylvania for a wage increase and more suitable hours.
-1903 Henry Ford organizes Ford Motor Company
-1903 1st transcontinental trip by automobile from San Francisco to New York
-1906 more than 500 people killed during San Francisco earthquake
-1907 Oklahoma become the 47th State
-1907 fall of the stock market sparks financial panic
-1908 president Roosevelt hold white house conversation conference
Presidents & Vice Presidents from 1900-1909
1900- President: McKinley VP: Garret Hobart
1901-President: McKinley VP: Roosevelt
1902-President: Roosevelt VP: None
1903- President: Roosevelt VP: None
1904- President: Roosevelt VP: None
1905-President: Roosevelt VP: Charles Fairbanks
1906-President: Roosevelt VP: Charles Fairbanks
1907-President: Roosevelt VP: Charles Fairbanks
1908-President: Roosevelt VP: Charles Fairbanks
1909-President: Roosevelt VP: Charles Fairbanks
Slang
-Back-door furlough Definition: absent without leave
-Cork-headed Definition: conceited
-Darb Definition: excellent person (or thing), or an adjective used to describe such a person
-Deep sea turkey Definition: canned salmon, as referred to by World War I troops
-Devil wagon Definition: automobile, to a pedestrian or horse driver
-Duster Definition: long smock worn to keep clothes clean while driving
-Farmerette Definition: young woman who worked on a farm in place of a man during World War I
-Flivver Definition: small, cheap automobile
-Flying bathtub Definition: cumbersome or otherwise inferior airplane
-Gun opera Definition: cowboy movie
-Red lead Definition: ketchup, in army slang
-panic the house Definition: be a huge success
-peacherion Definition: pretty girl
-sky pilot Definition: army chaplain
Important inventions
-I900 The zeppelin invented by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
Charles Seeberger redesigned Jesse Reno's escalator and invented the modern escalator.
-1901 King Camp Gillette invents the double-edged safety razor.
The first radio receiver, successfully received a radio transmission.
Hubert Booth invents a compact and modern vacuum cleaner.
-1902 Willis Carrier invents the air conditioner.
French physicist George Claude invents neon light.
The lie detector or polygraph machine is invented by James Mackenzie.
The birth of the Teddy Bear.
George Claude invented neon light.
-1903 Edward Binney and Harold Smith co-invent crayons.
Bottle-making machinery invented by Michael J. Owens.
The Wright brothers invent the first gas motored and manned airplane.
Mary Anderson invents windshield wipers.
William Coolidge invents ductile tungsten used in lightbulbs.
-1904 Teabags invented by Thomas Suillivan.
Benjamin Holt invents a tractor.
John A Fleming invents a vacuum diode or Fleming valve.
-1905 Albert Einstein published the Theory of Relativity and made famous the equation, E = mc2.
Mary Anderson receives a patent for windshield wipers.
-1906 William Kellogg invents Cornflakes.
Lewis Nixon invents the first sonar like device.
Lee Deforest invents electronic amplifying tube (triode).
-1907 Leo Baekeland invents the first synthetic plastic called Bakelite.
Color photography invented by Auguste and Louis Lumiere.
The very first piloted helicopter was invented by Paul Cornu.
-1908 The gyrocompass invented by Elmer A. Sperry.
Cellophane invented by Jacques E. Brandenberger.
Model T first sold.
J W Geiger and W Müller invent the geiger counter.
Fritz Haber invents the Haber Process for making artificial nitrates.
-1909 Instant coffee invented by G. Washington.
-1910 Thomas Edison demonstrated the first talking motion picture.
Georges Claude displayed the first neon lamp to the public on December 11, 1910, in Paris.
-I900 The zeppelin invented by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
Charles Seeberger redesigned Jesse Reno's escalator and invented the modern escalator.
-1901 King Camp Gillette invents the double-edged safety razor.
The first radio receiver, successfully received a radio transmission.
Hubert Booth invents a compact and modern vacuum cleaner.
-1902 Willis Carrier invents the air conditioner.
French physicist George Claude invents neon light.
The lie detector or polygraph machine is invented by James Mackenzie.
The birth of the Teddy Bear.
George Claude invented neon light.
-1903 Edward Binney and Harold Smith co-invent crayons.
Bottle-making machinery invented by Michael J. Owens.
The Wright brothers invent the first gas motored and manned airplane.
Mary Anderson invents windshield wipers.
William Coolidge invents ductile tungsten used in lightbulbs.
-1904 Teabags invented by Thomas Suillivan.
Benjamin Holt invents a tractor.
John A Fleming invents a vacuum diode or Fleming valve.
-1905 Albert Einstein published the Theory of Relativity and made famous the equation, E = mc2.
Mary Anderson receives a patent for windshield wipers.
-1906 William Kellogg invents Cornflakes.
Lewis Nixon invents the first sonar like device.
Lee Deforest invents electronic amplifying tube (triode).
-1907 Leo Baekeland invents the first synthetic plastic called Bakelite.
Color photography invented by Auguste and Louis Lumiere.
The very first piloted helicopter was invented by Paul Cornu.
-1908 The gyrocompass invented by Elmer A. Sperry.
Cellophane invented by Jacques E. Brandenberger.
Model T first sold.
J W Geiger and W Müller invent the geiger counter.
Fritz Haber invents the Haber Process for making artificial nitrates.
-1909 Instant coffee invented by G. Washington.
-1910 Thomas Edison demonstrated the first talking motion picture.
Georges Claude displayed the first neon lamp to the public on December 11, 1910, in Paris.