Celebrating 100 Years of STV
- Historical Context in the 1910s
- February 1, 1913 - Grand Central Station, the world's largest rail terminal, opens in New York City.
- February 3, 1913 - The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing the Federal government treasury to impose an income tax.
- December 1, 1913 - The first moving assembly line is introduced and adopted for mass production by the Ford Motor Company, allowing automobile construction time to decrease by almost 10 hours per vehicle.
- December 23, 1913 - A major reform of the American financial and banking system occurs with the authorization of the U.S. Congress for the establishment of the Federal Reserve System.
- January 5, 1914 - Basic wage rates are increased by Ford Motor Company. Workers now would receive $5 per day for eight hours of work versus $2.40 per day for nine hours previously.
- July 11, 1914 - Babe Ruth makes his major league debut.
- August 4, 1914 - President Woodrow Wilson announces that the United States will stay officially neutral in the European conflict that would become World War I.
- January 25, 1915 - Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson conduct the first telephone conversation between New York and San Francisco.
- February 20, 1915 - The Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco opens, signaling the rebirth of the city after the destruction of the 1906 Earthquake and fire.
- May 7, 1915 - The British ship Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat submarine, causing 128 American passengers to be lost.
- August 25, 1916 - The National Park Service is officially created when President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation from Congress with the mission to protect and preserve the natural lands, historic sites, and wildlife of the system for future generations.
- November 1916 - Woodrow Wilson wins a second term as President.
- April 6, 1917 - Four days after receiving the request from President Woodrow Wilson, the United States Congress declares war on Germany and joins the allies in World War I.
- December 18, 1917 - The 18th Amendment, advocating prohibition of alcoholic beverages throughout the United States, is sent to the states for passage by the United States Congress.
- March 19, 1918 - Time zones are officially established by an act of the United States Congress with daylight savings time to go into effect on March 31.
- May 15, 1918 - The first world airmail service is begun by the United States Post Office Department with regular service between New York, Philadelphia, and Washington.
- November 11, 1918 - Hostilities in World War I begin to end with the Austria-Hungary alliance for armistice with the allies on November 3.
- May 8, 1919 - A United States Navy seaplane begins the first transatlantic flight, making stops in Newfoundland and the Azores before touching ground in continental Europe in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 27.
- June 28, 1919 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I.
- October 9, 1919 - In the first major scandal in Major League Baseball, nine players from the Chicago White Sox throw the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. It is forever known as the Black Sox Scandal with players, such as Shoeless Joe Jackson, banned from the game and the Hall of Fame.
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