| 1900 |
Thomas
Wolfe, author of Look Homeward, Angel, was born in Asheville. Max Planck formulated quantum theory.
The first zeppelin test flight was conducted.
The Cake Walk was the most fashionable dance. |
| 1901 |
Edward
VII assumes the English throne after Queen Victoria's death. Teddy Roosevelt became President after William McKinley's assassination.
"Mickey Mouse" creator Walt Disney was born.
J.P. Morgan organizes the U.S. Steel Corporation. |
| 1902 |
Beatrix
Potter wrote "Peter Rabbit" and other children's stories. Enrico Caruso records his first phonograph record.
Coal strike cripples U.S. industry for much of the year. |
| 1903 |
Orville
and Wilbur Wright make first powered flight at Kitty Hawk. The longest film ever, "The Great Train Robbery," was released with a
running time of 12 minutes.
Jack London wrote The Call of the Wild.
Henry Ford founded his famous motor company.
England sets speed limits at 20 mph.
First World Series held. |
| 1904 |
Work
begins on the Panama Canal. National Ski Association
of America formed in Michigan.
First transmission of photographs over telegraph lines. |
| 1905 |
Albert
Einstein formulates his Special Theory of Relativity. First
neon signs in operation.
First commercial cinema opens. |
| 1906 |
San
Francisco earthquake kills 700 and cause $400 million in damage. U.S. Pure Food and Drug Act passed.
New York City's population reaches 4 million. |
| 1907 |
Oklahoma
becomes 46th state of the Union. U.S. immigration
restricted, and Japanese are banned.
Ivan Pavlov makes dogs salivate in reflex study.
Rudyard Kipling wins the Nobel Prize for literature. |
| 1908 |
William
Howard Taft becomes U.S. President. Jack Johnson
becomes first black world boxing champ.
General Motors Corporation formed. |
| 1909 |
Turkey
and Serbia recognize Austrian annexation of Bosnia. Sigmund
Freud lectures widely on pyschoanalysis.
First perm hairstyles are given in London.
Explorer Robert Peary reaches the North Pole. |
