-Business: 1897-1904, 4,227 firms merged into 257 corporate combinations -1901 Following the assasination of President William McKinley, a relatively young (43) Theodore Roosevelt became President -Typical work week: 10 hours per day, 6 days per week -1909 William Howard Taft becomes President. Stopped many of the reforms that Teddy had started |
-1900 Invention of the escalator -1902 Invention of air conditioning -1903 Wright Brothers' first flight -1903 First silent motion picture to tell a story: "The Great Train Robbery" -1904-07 Invention of the radio vacuum tube -1907 First working helicopter -1908 Ford introduces the "Model T," the first mass-production car - |