Decade: 1910s World War I

   1910  Mann Act passes Congress making it a felony to engage in interstate or foreign commerce transport of "any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose." 1911  The law establishing the number of US representatives at 435 is passed.

1913    16 th 17 th Amendment passed – income tax Amendment passed – direct election of US Senators Federal Reserve Act establishes Federal Reserve System to reform the banking system

    1916  National Park Service created under President Woodrow Wilson. NPS – mission to protect and preserve natural lands, historic sites, and wildlife.

 President Wilson is re-elected for a 2 nd term.

1917  United States joins The Great War (World War I) after declaring war on Germany in April.

1918  The Great War ends.

1919   18 th Amendment is passed. It becomes illegal to consume or sell alcoholic beverages in the United States.

Treaty of Versailles signed, officially ending WWI.

 Men   Three piece suits Ankle length trousers with cuffs   The gap between the shorter trousers and the shoes was filled with spats.

Bowler hats

 Women      Hobble skirts Tailored suits with matching jacket and skirt Large hats with wide brims Bobbed or short hair Dance corset

    1910  Tango becomes a popular dance  Mark Twain dies 1913  1 st crossword puzzle created by Arthur Wynne 1914  Charlie Chaplin 1 st appears as the Little Tramp 1915  D.W. Griffith’s The Birth of  Nation is the first feature film Victor phonographs

 1916  Georgia O’Keeffe premieres in NY Georgia O’Keeffe became a famous artist known for her paintings of flowers, landscapes, and skulls. She would visit and eventually live in the southwest where she received most of her inspiration.

  1916 cont.

 Norman Rockwell illustrates his first Saturday Evening Post cover 1917  1 st Pulitzer Prizes  Journalism  Letters (biographies and history)   Drama Education *Poetry, music, and photography would later be added.

Norman Rockwell was only 18 when he sold his first two paintings for the cover.

Each painting sold for $75.

   1911  The Indianapolis 500 auto race is run for the first time. The winner was Ray Harroun in the Marmon Wasp.

1912  Fenway Park in Boston opens 1914  Babe Ruth makes his major league debut

Eight Men Out Scandal.

was a 1988 dramatization of the Black Sox   1917  NHL is created 1919  Black Sox scandal   8/9 players from the Chicago White Sox throw the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds Players, including Shoeless Joe Jackson, are banned from the game and from the Hall of Fame forever.

The first transcontinental flight took pilot Cal Rodgers 82 hours and 4 minutes to complete.

  1911   1 st electric starter for cars is invented First transcontinental flight from NY to CA is completed.

 Crisco 1912   Life Savers (Pep-O-Mint) is made Oreo Cookies

 1913     Mary Phelps Jacob creates the bra and receives a patent one year later.

Gideon Sundback creates the modern zipper Henry Ford establishes the assembly line Traffic lights become a necessity

 1915   Sullivan & Taylor make pyrex Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson conduct the first telephone conversation between New York and San Francisco On March 10, 1876, the first coherent complete sentence—the famous “Mr. Watson, come here; I want you”—was transmitted in his laboratory.

 1916     Radio turners receive multiple stations Henry Brearly creates stainless steel 1 st self-service grocery store opens – Piggly Wiggly in Memphis, TN (Clarence Saunders) Fortune cookies are made – David Jung

  1918  Raggedy Ann doll is created 1919   Lincoln Logs created by John Lloyd Wright Charles Strite makes the first pop-up toaster Named after Abraham Lincoln??

 1910   Boy Scouts incorporated in the US by William Boyce. (It was originally started by Robert Baden Powell in England.) Glacier National Park (in Montana) is established, spurring American domestic tourism.

146 individuals died from the fire, smoke inhalation, or falling/jumping to their deaths.

  1911  Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire 1912   Girl Scouts started by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, GA Titanic sinks

The RMS Titanic sank during the early morning hours of April 15, 1912.

• • • • Interesting Facts: The price of a single first class ticket for the maiden voyage on the Titanic was $4,700, the equivalent of about $50,000 today.

A man named Daniel Buckley dressed as a woman, to be allowed onto one of the lifeboats ahead of the other men. Millvina Dean, the last living survivor of the sinking of the Titanic, passed away on May 31, 2009. Millvina Dean was nine weeks old when the Titanic went down.

It is said that the ship was still so brand new when it set sail on April 10, 1912, that were still spots where the paint had not yet dried.

 1912 cont.

 Mount Katmai in Alaska erupts in one of the largest recorded volcanic eruptions in the history of the world.

   1913   1 st Mother’s Day Grand Central Terminal in NY opens as the world’s largest rail terminal.

1915  1 millionth Model T produced 1916  Margaret Sanger opens 1 st birth-control clinic  Arrested for distributing obscene materials

 1918   Time zones are officially established Daylight Savings Time started   Fall Back/Spring Forward Some states do not observe DST    Arizona Indiana Hawaii

 1918 cont.

  Airmail service first provided by the US Postal Service with regular stops between New York, Philadelphia, and Washington.

Spanish Flu epidemic spans the globe, killing over twenty million worldwide and 548,000 in the US.

        Beat-it: to leave Bimbo: a tough guy Bull: nonsense Cushy: easy, simple Duck-soup: something easy Gander: to look Gas: a joke Goldbrick: someone who does not do his/her share of the work

       Goof: someone stupid or foolish Grift: to run a con Gussy: to dress up Heel: a loser, a jerk Hoosegow: jail or prison Jinx: someone or something that brings bad luck Joint: a questionable establishment

       Nickel-and-dime: eat away bit by bit Noodle: the head Pokey: jail or prison Posh: luxurious Punch-drunk: brain damage from boxing Scratch: money Welcher: someone who doesn’t pay