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December 12 – The New York Stock Exchange re-opened, having been closed since August 1, 1914, except for bond trading. December 17 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act (initially introduced by Francis Burton Harrison ).
1913 – Federal Reserve Act was passed by the 63rd United States Congress and signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on December 23, 1913. Federal_Reserve_Act; 1913 – Henry Ford develops the modern assembly line; 1914 – Mother's Day established as a national holiday; 1914 – Federal Trade Commission created; 1914 – Clayton ...
In 1878, a federal telephone excise tax was introduced as a "war tax" to help pay for the Spanish–American War, but was repealed in 1902. [2] In 1914, it was reinstated as part of the Emergency Internal Revenue Tax Act, after President Wilson called on Congress to raise an additional $100 million due to World War I. [1]
In September 1915, the United States Senate ratified the Haitian-American Convention, a treaty granting the United States security and economic oversight of Haiti for a 10-year period. [47] Haiti's legislature initially refused to ratify the treaty, though Admiral Caperton threatened hold payments from Haiti until the treaty was signed. [ 48 ]
The United States seizes opportunity to build a ship canal across the Isthmus of Panama, January 22, 1903 – August 15, 1914 The United States and the Republic of Colombia sign the Hay–Herrán Treaty , January 22, 1903
Much of this money was spent paying United States industries to manufacture ammunition. United States Cartridge Company expanded its work force ten-fold in response to September 1914 contracts with British purchasing agents; and ultimately manufactured over two billion rifle and machine gun cartridges. [17]
The United States in the Supreme War Council: American War Aims and Inter-Allied Strategy, 1917–1918 (1961) Trask, David F. The AEF and Coalition Warmaking, 1917–1918 (1993)online free; Trask, David F ed. World War I at home; readings on American life, 1914-1920 (1969) primary sources online; Tucker, Spencer C., and Priscilla Mary Roberts, eds.
1914 was a common year ... Japan, kills 687 people (the worst coal mine disaster in Japanese history). ... December 1 – Alfred Thayer Mahan, United States Navy ...