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Noteworthy Events From America's Birth Year

How a mosquito-infested stretch of swampland on the Potomac became the most recognizable address on Earth — through a backroom dinner deal, a fired French engineer, and an Irish architect's borrowed blueprint.

Woodrow Wilson's 1912 presidential campaign slogan was The New Freedom. This article discusses Wilson's speeches and agenda.

1913: The Year Hollywood Gets Started

In 1913, the radio industry began to be regulated by national gov'ts and the Marconi Company became the largest radio operation in the US.

Winston Churchill's political career was put to the test during WWI. He was demoted at one point but rose the ranks at the end of the war.

The movement towards the eighteenth amendment began in 1913, however alcohol was a prominent political issue throughout American history.

The 19th Amendment was ratified in August 1920. However, the battle to achieve it reached a new level in 1913.

FDR became the Assistant Secretary of the Navy inside the Woodrow Wilson administration in 1913 and served during WWI.

The Seventeenth Amendment is one of the least recognized constitutional amendments, yet it had a giant impact on American politics.

In 1913, Nikola Tesla received a patent for his groundbreaking invention: the Tesla Turbine. Discover the history, mechanics, and potential applications of this revolutionary device.

In 1913, Ludwig Von Mises became an unpaid professor at Vienna University beginning his career as an Austrian economist.

The impact of the Sixteenth Amendment and income taxes created a turning point in American tax history. Learn why in this article.

In 1913, the British Empire reached its height just prior to WWI starting in 1914. Britain occupied a quarter of the world.

President Woodrow Wilson is considered the father of public administration. With his presidency, he ushered in the "age of administration."

Henry Ford created the moving assembly line in 1913, changing the nature of work, forever. By 1920, Ford had complete ownership in the company and it was poised for growth.

The Abadan Oil Refinery began to produce oil under ownership of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in 1913 until it nearly went bankrupt and the British government acquired a 51 percent stake in the company in 1914.

In 1913, King George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Tsar Nicholas II gathered in Berlin for a royal wedding — the last great meeting of Europe’s monarch cousins before World War I.

Margaret Sanger was the primary advocate of birth-control before it was legal. She committed crimes in its name and even went to jail to promote birth-control and radical feminism.

In 1912-1913, the Cushing-Drumright oil field began to explode with activity after Thomas B. Slick made his initial discovery in 1912. This was how Cushing began.

In 1913, Mahatma Gandhi's political career began to accelerate, starting with a South African mine workers march to protest discrimination.

In 1913, Andrew Carnegie dedicated the Peace Palace in the Hague, Netherlands which he was a major contributor towards and would house several organizations dedicated to international peace.

The Rockefeller Foundation was created in 1913 by John D. Rockefeller and focused primarily on medical initiatives around the globe.

This is the history of the National Football League and its founding with Jim Thorpe as president of the league in 1920.

C.I. Scofield is a controversial historical figure who started the Philadelphia School of the Bible in 1914.

The construction of the Australian Commonwealth's capital, Canberra, began in 1913 and the process of choosing was a decades-long process.

GK Chesterton was a prolific writer during the early and mid 20th century. This article shares his commentary on issues from 1913 to 1920.

In 1913, the Federal Reserve Act created the Federal Reserve Banking System and in May 1920, the old banking system was abolished completely

In 1913, the Dodge Brothers informed Henry Ford that they would stop working for Ford, and were going to start their own automobile company.

The use of steam from thermal springs to generate geothermal energy began on a commercial scale in 1913 in Italy, followed by California a couple years later.

The 1913 Vienna Connection and the Leaders Who Would Reshape Europe

In 1913, Woodrow Wilson started the tradition of delivering the State of the Union Address in an in person speech. He gave his last speech as president in December 1920.

General Motors and Chevrolet are something thought of a synonymous, and this is thanks to the work of Billy Durant who partnered with Louis Chevrolet in 1911.

The period from 1913 to 1920 encompassed events which ultimately led to Ireland's independence from the United Kingdom.

In 1913, First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill and the the British began to plan for converting their Royal Navy to oil-powered versus coal-powered.

Learn why the Weimar Republic collapsed after World War I. Explore hyperinflation, the Treaty of Versailles, political extremism, and the rise of Hitler in Germany before and during 1920–1932.

A Brief American History Lesson When America began, it is common knowledge that money and taxes were one of the primary reasons, if not...