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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.
Between 1867 and 1900 U.S. steel production increased more than 500 times from 22,000 tons to 11,400,000 tons and Bessemer steel rails, first made in the U.S. that would last 18 years under heavy traffic, would come to replace the old wrought iron rail that could only endure two years under light service.
“THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA BEGINS RIGHT!” Trump captioned the video, which praised the president for “the most historic 100 hours in American history.”
For a timeline of events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century; For a timeline of events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century. For 1914–1918, see Timeline of World War I; For 1939–1945 see Timeline of World War II
Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesCrane & Co., which was founded in 1801, has made the paper for U.S. currency since 1879. Many American businesses don't last long enough to celebrate a few years of ...
Five years ago Monday, someone was identified with COVID-19 for the first time on American soil. In the years since, 1.2 million Americans have died from the virus, and more than 7 million ...