20th Century American Culture Timeline

20th Century American Culture Timeline

First Telephone 1915

In 1915, the first continental telephone call was made between Alexander Graham Bell and Dr. Thomas A. Watson. The phone call was made between New York and San Francisco. This was a huge technological advance for America!

Slide Contribtion: S. Williams

First Female Senator 1922

Women's Inheritance 1935

Coal Miner

Strike 1943

A letter from Thomas A. Watson to Alexander Graham Bell, discussing their first transcontinental call.

Rebecca L. Felton was the first female senator in the United States. Although her position only lasted a day, this was a huge step towards woman’s equality!

http://www.loc.gov/item/magbell.12900209/

By 1935, the United States had changed their inheritance laws in regards to women. This meant that a married woman, if her husband were to die, she would be able to inherit his estate instead of only half, which was normal during the 19th century. By 1935, 60% of all states practiced the new inheritance laws. This was an innovation for women’s rights!

May 2, 1943 President Roosevelt gives a fireside chat on The Coal Miner Strike, pleading that the coal miners continue to mine in the coal for the people overseas fighting in the war. Coal helped power the factories used in making the guns and ammunition and also coal helped power the trains that were used to transport this ammunition as well. This could have been detrimental to the wartime efforts in the country.

Slide Contribution: S. Williams

Slide Contribtion: S. Williams

Rebecca L. Felton surrounded by prominent women of Washington D.C.

Empire State 1931

Slide Contribution: Pellegrino/Moore

Alice Paul, was the leader of the feminist movement, and the vice president of the women’s party. She started the campaign for equal rights for women with the federal constitution. Standing by her is Mildred Bryan, who was one of the youngest feminist in America.

Slide Contribtuion: V. Pellegrino

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/jazz/jb_jazz_senator_3_e.html

http://www.loc.gov/item/mnwp000429/

May 1, 1931 President Hoover opens up the Empire State building, which became the world’s tallest skyscraper. This was able to show the advancement of American construction even during a time of depression, as the building rose at an impressive 4.5 stories per week. It was also significant for the future of air travel in America, as the mast on top was supposed to be a mooring for airships, which would have allowed them to land on the building.

Image from: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/wwii/jb_wwii_empire_1.html

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Slide Contribution: All

Model T 1908-1927

First Flight 1903

Old Time Radio. “FDR - Fireside Chat - The

Timeline Project

Federal Seizure of Coal Mines 05-02-1943.” Online Video Clip. Youtube. Youtube, 8 February 2015. Web. 30 November 2015.

Beginning October 1, 1908, the Ford Motor Company began producing the Model T. Ford continued to produce the Model T until May of 1927. 16.5 million Model T’s were sold, ranking eighth on the top ten list of most cars sold. The Model T was a turning point in history because it was the first vehicle mass produced on an assembly line.

On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilber Wright successfully completed the first sustained, powered flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. This came after seven years of experimentation and development, conducted out of their bike shop in Dayton, Ohio. The brothers completely designed the airframe, as well as the engine, because automotive engines at the time were not light or powerful enough. This flight was a turning point in history, and marked the beginnings of a new motive of transportation.

“Rosa Parks Was Arrested for Civil

Slide Contribution: Brandon Fenex

Examining the events that shaped American culture, this timeline highlights these events and shows the significance each event had on our culture.

By: George Moore, Brandon Fenex, Stephanie Williams, and Victor Pellegrino

Slide Contribution: Fenex/Moore

Disobedience December 1, 1955.” America’s Story from America’s Library. The Library of Congress. Web. 30 November 2015.

Amy Beach. “A Hermit Thrush at Morn,”

Slide Contribution: George Moore

1921. Autograph score. Arthur P. Schmidt Company Archives ,Music Division, Library of Congress (14). Digital ID# mc0014. Courtesy of the MacDowell Colony

http://www.loc.gov/law/help/inheritance-laws/historical-inheritance-laws.pdf

Rosa Parks Incident 1955

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_telephone_4.html

Battle of Wounded Knee 1890

December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks is arrested for civil disobedience by refusing to give her seat up to a white man on a bus in Alabama. This event lead to a boycott of the Montgomery bus system and really sparked the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The song “We Shall Overcome” became the anthem of the civil rights movement, for the injustices that many Americans, like Parks, faced.

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On December 29, 1890, the tragic Battle of Wounded Knee occurred. This was brought about by the preforming of “Ghost Dances” by the Sioux people, a ritual that was meant to bring the return of native lands. This ritual caused concern among the whites, and in turn the government decided to intervene. During the battle, U.S. troops slaughtered 200 Sioux men, women, and children.

Amy Beach 1921

Works Cited

Slide Contribution: V. Pellegrino

“Wounded Knee.” Encyclopedia Britannica.

Slide Contribution: Brandon Fenex

Amy Beach was one of the most influential female composers of the century. Female artists were not as widely admired during this time, which is amazing in itself. She mentored many young female composers in The MacDowell Academy. One of her most famous pieces, “A Hermit Thrush at Morn,” is still a popular piano piece till this day.

Britannica Academic. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 2015. Web. 03 Dec. 2015.

"The Wright Brothers - First Flight, 1903."

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http://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.47044/

Slide Conrtibution: Williams/Moore

The Wright Brothers - First Flight, 1903. EyeWitness to History, 2003. Web. 03 Dec. 2015.

"Ford Model T." Wikipedia. Wikimedia

Foundation, n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2015.

“The Empire State Building Opens May 1, .

https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/macdowell/early-years/

1931.” America’s Story from America’s Library. The Library of Congress. Web. 27 November 2015