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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.
February 21, 1916. Germany begins the attack on Verdun. Verdun. Print (poster): lithograph. Maurice Toussaint. Paris: Cornille & Serre, [1919]. French World War I posters, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. LC-USZC2-4113.
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November 5 – Everett massacre: An armed confrontation in Everett, Washington, between local authorities and members of the Industrial Workers of the World results in seven deaths. November 7. U.S. presidential election, 1916: Democratic President Woodrow Wilson narrowly defeats Republican Charles E. Hughes.
- Battle of Mons: August 23, 1914. The first European clash since 1815’s Battle of Waterloo, the Battle of Mons takes place in Mons, Belgium, with a British Expeditionary Force that numbers about 75,000 fighting an estimated 150,000 Germans in an attempt to hold the Mons-Conde Canal.
- Battle of Tannenberg: August 26-August 30, 1914. Dubbed the Battle of Tannenberg by the victorious Germans in revenge for the 1410 conflict in which the Poles crushed the Teutonic Knights, this would be the country’s biggest win against Russia along the Eastern Front.
- First Battle of the Marne: September 6-12, 1914. The First Battle of the Marne marks an Allied victory about 30 miles northeast of Paris, where the French army and British Expeditionary Force stop Germany’s swift advance into France.
- First Battle of Ypres: October 19 to November 22, 1914. The 2nd battalion of the Royal Warwckshire regiment being transported by English busses from Dickebusch to Ypres, November 6, 1914, during the First Battle of Ypres.
- 1920. January 1, 1920 - For the first time, the 1920 census indicates apopulation in the United States over 100 million people. The 15% increase since the last census now showed a count of 106,021,537.
- 1921. May 19, 1921 - A national quota system on the amount of incoming immigrants is established by the United States Congress in the Emergency Quota Act, curbing legal immigration.
- 1922. February 5, 1922 - Reader's Digest is founded and the first issue published by Dewitt and Lila Wallace. February 6, 1922 - The Armaments Congress ends.
- 1923. January 23, 1923 - The 12th century Aztec Indian ruins in New Mexico are proclaimed as a National Monument by President Warren G. Harding, following in the footsteps of all presidents since Theodore Roosevelt.
Jul 22, 2015 · Highlights. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. Events 1 - 200 of 282. Jan 1 1st first blood transfusion using stored and cooled blood is performed. Jan 1 1st issue of "Journal of Negro History" published. Jan 5 Austria-Hungary offensive against Montenegro. Germany to Abide Maritime Warfare Rules.
Articles & Essays. All Digitized Titles. Listen to this page. 1916. Jan. 8. Gallipoli evacuation complete. Jan. 13. Fall of Cettinje. Feb. 9. General Smuts appointed to East Africa. Feb. 16. Russians entered Erzerum. Feb. 18. German Kamerun conquered. Feb. 21. Battle of Verdun begun. Feb. 24. Germans took Fort Douaumont. March 16.
