Influential People
Figures such as Al Capone and John Dillinger have come to represent the rise of organized crime in the 1920s and 1930s while other Influential people like Theodore Roosevelt defined an era.
- Image Gallery: Famous Presidents
- Era of Theodore Roosevelt
- Franscisco "Pancho" Villa
- Gifford Pinchot
- John Reed
- Lizzie Borden
- Rebecca Latimer Felton
- P.T. Barnum the Showman
- Al Capone
- Alfred Emanuel Smith
- Andrew Mellon
- Bernt Balchen
- Charles Curtis
- Charles Gates Dawes
- James M. Cox
- John Dillinger
- John W. Davis
- John Nance Garner
- Gangster Girls (Video)
- Prohibition Gangsters
- George Raft: Bootlegger and Actor
Daily Life & Key Events
The early 1900s in America was a point in time when the Industrial Revolution was changing the way many Americans made a living.
- How Alcatraz Worked
The most high-tech prison of its day, built on an island of rock and fortified by concrete and steel, Alcatraz was created to house the worst of the worst. - The Dust Bowl Dust Bowl, the popular name for that part of the southern Great Plains subjected to severe wind erosion during the 1930's.
- The Panama Canal The Panama Canal was an important ship canal that joined the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- Pan American Exposition The Pan American Exposition was an event held in Buffalo New York in 1901 to remember a century of progress.
- Prohibition Prohibition was a period when there were laws in place forbidding the sale—and usually also of the manufacture and transportation—of alcoholic beverages.
- The Great Depression The Great Depression began with the crash of the stock market on October 29, 1929.
- Detroit in the 1920s Detroit gave birth to the automobile industry and brought opportunities for both minorities and immigrants. Joe Mifsud, an immigrant from Malta, moved to Detroit in 1927.
- The Early 1900s Railroads helped settle Oklahoma and New Mexico and began the oil-boom era.
- 11 Highlights of 1907 As 2007 comes to a close, it's fascinating to take a look back and see how things have changed. A century ago, most of us could only expect to live until about 50! Check out this list of some of the major events of 1907.
- The Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution changed how items were manufactured and produced in North America.
The New Deal
The New Deal was a plan created by Franklin Roosevelt that brought the country out of the Great Depression. Topics include the history of the New Deal and some of the programs that were established under New Deal provisions.
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Scandals & Trials
Scandals and trials, such as the Scopes Monkey Trial, caught the attention of many Americans during the early 1900s.
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