1900-1910

__**[[file:1900 TIMELINE.TL5]] Timeline Assignment**__
__Student #13 and #14__ Name of Typist: Chelsea Mazzie Name of Researchers: Chelsea Mazzie and Melanie Mauradian

__***Home Appliance***__
__Invention:__ **the electric washing machine (http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/washingmachine.html)** The electric washing machine was invented by Alva J. Fisher in 1907. He was a Chicago engineer and the machine was introduced by the Hurley Machine Company of Chicago, Illinois. The Thor was the first ever electric-powered washing machine. The machine was a drum type washing machine with a galvanized tub and an electric motor.

__ Computer Industry: __

 * In **1901**, the first radio message is sent across the Atlantic Ocean in Morse code.
 * In **1906**, IEC was founded (International Electrotechnical Commission). This is an organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies.

**__Major American Historical Events:__**
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 * **September 6, 1901 -** President William McKinley was shot twice in Buffalo, New York by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition. McKinley's death led to the Secret Service permanently protecting the president. McKinley died of his wounds on September 14, 1901 after appearing to be recovering for several days.
 * **February 9, 1909 -** Congress passed the Opium Enforcement Act, prohibiting the use or possession of opium for non-medicinal purposes. Medicinal opiates remained unregulated until 1914.
 * **August 2, 1909 -** The Lincoln one-cent coin was issued to replace the Indian Head penny. It was the first circulating coin to feature a real person and the first to feature a president of the United States.

__**Global Events:**__
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 * In **1901**, Edward VII assumes the English throne after Queen Victoria's death.
 * In **1903**, the first World Series is held.
 * In **1907**, British author Rudyard Kipling wins the Nobel Prize for Literature.

__**Web Sites:**__

 * http://www.computerhope.com/
 * http://biography.com/articles
 * http://www.mountaintimes.com/history/1910s/world.php