June 1900 - President McKinley choses Elihu Root over Theodore Roosevelt as his running mate.
November 1900 - Marconi's Patent for Radio is turned down in favor of Tesla's.
November 1900 - William Jennings Bryan elected President of the United States.
March 1901 - President Bryan inaugurated.
Sept. 6, 1901 - President Bryan assassinated in Buffalo, New York. Vice President Adlai Stevenson sworn in.
June 16, 1903- Due to the poor economy, Henry Ford's attempt to start his own motor car company falls through.
Dec. 17, 1903 - Orville Wright killed in crash of first airplane.
Feb. 8, 1904 - Russo-Japanese War begins.
Nov. 8, 1904 - President Stevenson defeated for election by George Dewey due to poor economy caused by Free Silver policy.
March 4, 1905 - President Dewey inaugurated. Former New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt appointed Secretary of the Navy.
May 28, 1905 - Isoroku Yamamoto receives wounds at Tsushima that will force him out of the Japanese Navy.
April 15, 1912 - RMS Titanic arrives in New York after narrowly missing an iceberg.
May 7, 1915 - RMS Lusitania sunk by German U-Boat. Because of a lack of lifeboats for everyone on board less then 300 are saved.
May 14, 1915 - The United States enters the Great War by declaring war on Germany.
May 20, 1927 - Charles Lindbergh disappears during an attempt to fly solo across the Atlantic.
July 4, 1937 - Amelia Earhart completes her around the world flight.
Nov. 26, 1942 - "Casablanca" starring Ronald Reagan and Ann Sheridan premieres.