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President William McKinley is reelected as President
President William McKinley wins his second term as president, Defeating William J. Bryan again. -
President William H. McKinley is shot
President William H. McKinley is shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York while shaking hands with fair visitors, following his speech at the event on President's Day the day before. Leon Czolgosz is arrested for the crime. -
First sustained successful and manned plane flight
Inventors Wilbur and Orville Wright succeed in the first sustained and manned plane flight, taking the heavier-than-air machine through the winds of Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, and man into an age of flight -
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens
Known for its spectacular ivory buildings, the inventions of the ice cream cone the Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens. -
Theodore Roosevelt wins his first election for President
After serving three years in the office due to the death of William McKinley, he defeats Democratic candidate Alton B. Parker and Theodore Roosevelt wins his first election for President. -
The Pure Food, Drug, and the Meat Inspection Acts are passed
These three Acts are passed. -
The first Native American Senator takes office
Charles Curtis, from Kansas takes office as the first Native American Senator -
Financial aid to farmers is awarded by Rural Credits Act
Financial aid to farmers is awarded by the passage of the Rural Credits Act. These payments would be further strengthened with the passage of a second bill, the Warehouse Act.
