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August 20–21 – The Great Fire of 1910 wildfire burns about 3 million acres (12,000 km 2) in northeast Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana over 2 days and kills 86 people (believed to be the largest fire in recorded United States history).
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- 1910. In February of 1910, the Boy Scout Association was founded by W.S. Boyce, Edward S. Stewart, and Stanley D. Willis. One of several youth organizations at the time, the BSA grew to become the largest and most successful of all.
- 1911. On March 25, 1911, New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist factory caught fire and killed 500 workers, leading to the establishment of building, fire, and safety codes.
- 1912. In 1912, Nabisco made its first Oreo cookie, two chocolate disks with creme filling and not very different from those we get today. Charles Dawson claimed to have discovered the "Piltdown Man," a blend of stained animal bones not revealed as a fraud until 1949.
- 1913. The first crossword puzzle was published in the New York World on Dec. 21, 1913, constructed by Liverpool journalist Arthur Wynne. The Grand Central Terminal was completed and opened to New Yorkers on Feb.
The 1910 Census : 10 Largest Urban Places: U.S. Resident Population: 92,228,496: Rank Place Population; Population per square mile of land area: 26.0: 1 : New York City, NY : 4,766,883 : Percent increase of population from 1900 to 1910: 21.0: 2 : Chicago, IL : 2,185,283 : Official Enumeration Date: April 15: 3 : Philadelphia, PA : 1,549,008 ...
The 1910s were a decade of great tumult and change in the United States. The decade began at a time of peace and prosperity. America found itself the richest nation in the world, thanks largely to the growth of huge companies that sold goods all over the world.
March 11, 1917 - The United States recognizes the government of elected Mexican president Venustiano Carranza. April 6, 1917 - Four days after receiving the request from President Woodrow Wilson, the United States Congress declares war on Germany and join the allies in World War I.
1910 Overview 1910 Census Day was April 15, 1910. William Howard Taft was President of the United States on Census Day, April 15, 1910. Authorizing Legislation. Legislation for the 1910 census was introduced initially in December 1907, but was not enacted into law until July 1909.
During the 1910s, new developments in government, big business, and industry began to change daily life in the United States. America was becoming an urban, industrial nation as the younger population increasingly left farms to settle in big cities.
