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1910 – Mann Act. 1911 – Supreme Court breaks up Standard Oil. 1911 – Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. 1911 – First Indianapolis 500 is staged; Ray Harroun is the first winner. 1912 – RMS Titanic sank. 1912 – New Mexico and Arizona become states. 1912 – Girl Scouts of the USA was started by Juliette Gordon Low.
In older events, the number of tornadoes officially counted is likely underestimated. Historical context: Much of the tornado activity in the American Midwestern area is relatively unknown and significantly under-reported prior to the middle of the 1800s as few people lived there to record the yearly activity.
This is a timeline of African-American history, the part of history that deals with African Americans . Europeans arrived in what would become the present day United States of America on August 9, 1526. With them, they brought families from Africa that they had captured and enslaved with intentions of establishing themselves and future ...
This recession was one of the main causes of the American Civil War, which would begin in 1861 and end in 1865. This is the earliest recession to which the NBER assigns specific months (rather than years) for the peak and trough. [ 6][ 8][ 21] 1860–1861 recession. October 1860 – June 1861. 8 months.
July 1743 heatwave in China - Beijing reached 44.4 °C (111.9 °F) on July 25, higher than any modern records. 11,400 people reportedly died. [ 1] July 1757 heatwave – Europe, hottest summer in Europe since 1540 and until 2003. [ 2][ 3][ 4] 1808 United Kingdom heat wave. 1881 North American heat wave [ 5] 1896 Eastern North America heat wave ...
The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous cultures formed. After European colonization of North America began in the late 15th century, wars and epidemics decimated indigenous societies. Starting in 1585, the British Empire colonized ...
The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [6] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [7]
Thomas Jefferson becomes the 3rd president of the United States on March 4, 1801. First Barbary War, 1801–1805. The Territory Northwest of the River Ohio is admitted to the Union as the State of Ohio (the 17th state) on March 1, 1803. The United States takes possession of the Louisiana Purchase, December 20, 1803.