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History in the 1900s
 The following events occurred in the decade beginning in 1900. These are the events that shaped the world during the lives of your ancestors, both here in the United States and throughout the world. If you've ever wondered who your ancestors voted for, what their primary mode of transportation was, and how they received the news of their day — this may give you a clue.
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Some highlights for the decade beginning in 1900 include:
- The first Electric bus becomes operational in New York City (2 Jan 1900)
- The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs organized in Philadelphia PA (29 Jan 1900)
- Harry Vardon becomes world golf champion (18 Feb 1900)
- Hawaii officially becomes a U.S. territory (14 Jun 1900)
- United States President William McKinley begins second term (4 Mar 1901)
- Rolling Mill Mine disaster in Johnstown, PA, kills 112 miners (10 Jul 1902)
- A five month strike by United Mine Workers ends in the United States (21 Oct 1902)
- San Francisco earthquake (est. magnitude 7.8) destroys much of city, killing at least 3,000; with 225,000-300,000 left homeless, $350 million in damages (18 Apr 1906)
- U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower the nation's first National Monument (24 Sep 1906)
- Record number of immigrants processed through Ellis Island, 11,747 in single day (17 Apr 1907)
- Women compete in modern Olympic Games for the first time (13 Jul 1908)
- Chicago Cubs win World Series defeating the Detroit Tigers (14 Oct 1908)
- Famed auto maker, Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile (27 Sep 1908)
- William Howard Taft defeats William Jennings Bryan in U.S. presidential election (3 Nov 1908)
- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded (12 Feb 1909)
- United States Navy founds a navy base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (11 Nov 1909)
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