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Mediates Coal Strike
Strike by the United Mine Workers of America in eastern Pennsylvania for higher wages, shorter work hours and recognition. -
W.E.B DuBois
Devoted himself to socialogical investigations of blacks in America. He produced 16 monographs. -
Colliers & McClure's
Era where people reported every aspect of American life as either bad or good. Reflected concern for society. -
Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act increased the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission over railroads and other types of carriers. It provided reasonable rates, and established routes. -
17th Amendment
In 1913, the 17th Amendment gave people the right to vote for their senators instead of the state legislature. The amendment also said that if a senate seat is not filled, the governor can pick a new senator. -
World War I
World War I, also known as the Great War, began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike were dead. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment played a pivotal role in promoting reproductive rights for women, ushering in a new voting population with a political agenda that would ultimately legalize contraception and abortion. -
World War I Ends
Germany had formally surrendered on November 11, 1918, and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated. On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations (including Britain, France, Italy and Russia) signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the war. -
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes,” is ratified by the requisite number of states on January 16, 1919. -
KDKA in Pittsburgh
The first commercial radio station was KDKA in Pittsburgh, which went on the air in the evening of Nov. 2, 1920, with a broadcast of the returns of the Harding-Cox presidential election. The success of the KDKA broadcast and of the musical programs that were initiated thereafter motivated others to install them.