The 1900s Lifestyles and Social Trends: Overview The United States shed many of its nineteenth-century styles, traditions, and beliefs as it entered the modern era. America in 1900 was vastly …

1900s: The Birth of the American Century The United States entered the twentieth century during a period of sweeping change. In fact, change and transformation were the norm in the first …

During the years 1900 to 1909, over eight million immigrants poured into the United States in search of jobs and opportunity. Less than fifty years before the turn of the century, five out of …

The 1900s Science and Technology: Chronology1900: Thomas Alva Edison invents the nickel-based alkaline storage battery.1900: German scientists invent the modern pendulum …

The 1900s Sports: Overview America's love of sports was firmly established by the dawn of the twentieth century. During the early 1900s, spectators thrilled to amazing athletic feats in …

The apparently simultaneous discovery of Mendel's laws by de Vries, Correns, and Tschermak suggests that by 1900 rediscovery had become inevitable. Indeed, others such as William …

In contrast, historical demographic studies of pre-1900 China established that the age at first marriage for Chinese women was close to puberty. A uniquely late age at first marriage for …

Overview: Technology and Invention 1800-1899 What we think of as the modern world was born not in the twentieth century but in the technological innovations of the nineteenth century. …

UMBERTO I UMBERTO I (1844–1900; ruled 1878–1900), king of Italy. Born 14 March 1844, Umberto received the rank of captain on his fourteenth birthday. He held a series of military …

The 1900s Education: Chronology1900: March School baths are planned for students in some schools by the New York City School Board of Education.1900: May 12 The College Entrance …