Important People
Henry Ford - Henry Ford was very popular for the introductin of the Model T, one of the best-sold cars in the US at the time. It had the steering wheel on the left and was easy to drive. Even better, the Model T was affordable. Around April 1913, Ford began using the assembly line, a huge success. It helped his company produce cars faster and with less effort. He also gave his employees a good salary, which movivated good workers to come and work for him. On the request of president Woodrow Wilson, he openly supported peace and the United Nations.
Wright brothers - Everyone knows the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, for airplanes. During the 1910s, they continued their career and improved their inventions. They opened the very first civillian flight training school in Montgomery, Alabama. One of their airplanes, the Vin Fiz, made its flight across America in 80 days in 1911. In 1912, Wilbur died of typhoid in Dayton, Ohio. Orville went on to win the Collier Trophy for developint the automatic stabilizer. In 1916, the Wright company produced its last airplane, the Model L, and in 1918 he piloted the Model B in Dayton, the last time he would pilot an airplane.
Marie Curie - In 1911, Marie Curie recieved her second Nobel Prize, in chemistry, for discovering radium and polonium. In 1914, she devoted her time to helping out during World War One. She supported the use of partable X-ray machines in the battle field, which gave the machines the nickname "Little Curies."
William Howard Taft - William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States. He was president from 1909 to 1913. Taft had a hard time living up to President Theodore Roosevelt, whom had preceded him in office. He continued Roosevelt's work and enforced antitrust laws, eventually bringing down Standard Oil in 1911. During his presidency, the Sixteenth Amendment was passed, giving Congress the power to collect income taxes.
Woodrow Wilson - Woodrow Wilson was president from 1913 to 1921. During his presidency, he passed a couple pieces of legislature: the Underwood Act, the Federal Reserve Act, and the Federal Trade Commission. Again in 1916, he passed a law that prohibited child labor and another that limited railroad workers to an eight hour day. After he won the election a second time, Wilson realized that the United states could no longer remain neutral in WWI, and on April 2, 1917, he asked permission from Congress to declare war on Germany. In 1918, after the war, he was a big supporter of the Versailles Treaty.
Charlie Chaplin - Charlie Chaplin was an actor and film director. He made himself noticed by audiences by playin "The Little Tramp" in Kid Auto Races at Venice, in 1914. Over the next year, he played in 35 more movies, including Tillie's Punctured Romance, the first full-length comedy film. Chaplin became a star in 1915, ehrn hr joined Essanay Company and hired his brother to be his businness manager. In his forst year with the company, he made 14 films. By the time he was 26, he had moved to the Mutual Company and became a wealthy man. In 1916 he starred in One A.M, The Rink, The Vagabond, and Easy Street. His off-scren life also made him famous, considering his affairs with actresses and his three unsuccessful marriages. In 1918 he married 16-year old Mildred Harris, then again in 1924 another 16-year old, Lita Grey, and in 1936, Paulette Goddard. He had two children with Lita Grey, Charles Jr. and Sydney.
Wright brothers - Everyone knows the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, for airplanes. During the 1910s, they continued their career and improved their inventions. They opened the very first civillian flight training school in Montgomery, Alabama. One of their airplanes, the Vin Fiz, made its flight across America in 80 days in 1911. In 1912, Wilbur died of typhoid in Dayton, Ohio. Orville went on to win the Collier Trophy for developint the automatic stabilizer. In 1916, the Wright company produced its last airplane, the Model L, and in 1918 he piloted the Model B in Dayton, the last time he would pilot an airplane.
Marie Curie - In 1911, Marie Curie recieved her second Nobel Prize, in chemistry, for discovering radium and polonium. In 1914, she devoted her time to helping out during World War One. She supported the use of partable X-ray machines in the battle field, which gave the machines the nickname "Little Curies."
William Howard Taft - William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States. He was president from 1909 to 1913. Taft had a hard time living up to President Theodore Roosevelt, whom had preceded him in office. He continued Roosevelt's work and enforced antitrust laws, eventually bringing down Standard Oil in 1911. During his presidency, the Sixteenth Amendment was passed, giving Congress the power to collect income taxes.
Woodrow Wilson - Woodrow Wilson was president from 1913 to 1921. During his presidency, he passed a couple pieces of legislature: the Underwood Act, the Federal Reserve Act, and the Federal Trade Commission. Again in 1916, he passed a law that prohibited child labor and another that limited railroad workers to an eight hour day. After he won the election a second time, Wilson realized that the United states could no longer remain neutral in WWI, and on April 2, 1917, he asked permission from Congress to declare war on Germany. In 1918, after the war, he was a big supporter of the Versailles Treaty.
Charlie Chaplin - Charlie Chaplin was an actor and film director. He made himself noticed by audiences by playin "The Little Tramp" in Kid Auto Races at Venice, in 1914. Over the next year, he played in 35 more movies, including Tillie's Punctured Romance, the first full-length comedy film. Chaplin became a star in 1915, ehrn hr joined Essanay Company and hired his brother to be his businness manager. In his forst year with the company, he made 14 films. By the time he was 26, he had moved to the Mutual Company and became a wealthy man. In 1916 he starred in One A.M, The Rink, The Vagabond, and Easy Street. His off-scren life also made him famous, considering his affairs with actresses and his three unsuccessful marriages. In 1918 he married 16-year old Mildred Harris, then again in 1924 another 16-year old, Lita Grey, and in 1936, Paulette Goddard. He had two children with Lita Grey, Charles Jr. and Sydney.