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- The United States entered the twentieth century during a period of sweeping change. In fact, change and transformation were the norm in the first decade of what has since become known as the "American Century."
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Feb 3, 2020 · Women weren’t allowed to do so until 1900, and at those Games, held in Paris, they accounted for less than 3% of the athletes. This was largely due to the fact that only five sports were open to ...
1900s: The Birth of the American Century. The United States entered the twentieth century during a period of sweeping change. In fact, change and transformation were the norm in the first decade of what has since become known as the "American Century." The United States came to be the leading economic and military power in the world. American ...
Dec 3, 2020 · The first truly public high schools in the world were invented around 1910 in small towns in the Midwest, and within two decades this innovation spread to virtually every community in America...
Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey, two famous silent movie stars. AP Images. Silent movies are seen as quaint in 2018, but 100 years ago they were the height of innovation. In 1918, going to the ...
- Explorers Bridge the Pacific (1564-5) The first successful voyage across the Pacific Ocean — from the Americas to Asia and back — occurred in 1564 and 1565.
- Georgia Law Takes Cherokee Land (Dec. 20, 1828) In 1828, following the discovery of gold on Cherokee land, the Georgia legislature passed a law extending its jurisdiction over the Cherokee Nation and allowing state surveyors to assess and divide land occupied by Cherokee people.
- J. Marion Sims Opens His Hospital (1844, Date Unknown) Dr. James Marion Sims, a pioneering American gynecologist, is often credited with establishing the country’s first women’s hospital in Manhattan in 1855 — but in fact the Woman’s Hospital in the State of New York was not the first such institution he opened.
- The Oregon Treaty Defines the Canadian Border (June 15, 1846) The Oregon Treaty established the United States-Canada border, west of the Rocky Mountains, at the 49th parallel.
May 19, 2022 · Across the pond, the United States of America also lost a leader early in the century, but it came under far more shocking circumstances. On the 6th of September 1901, 6 months into his second term, President William McKinley was assassinated. He was in Buffalo, New York, attending an event at the Temple of Music Hall greeting the public, as ...
Oct 20, 2023 · America’s National Identity: The 1900’s a Century of Transformations. Issue 3 — October 20, 2023. By Blue Zebra. Introduction: The 1900s marked a dynamic era in the evolution of the...
