Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Twenty-sixth U.S. President
(1901-1909)
Congress created the Federal Reserve System
The province of the Treasury Department expanded when
nine Secret Service men were transferred from the Justice Department to Treasury to form a special government investigative unit;
later named the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Inventions:
Automobile
Henry Ford begins production of the Model T in 1908. Ford uses Vanadium Steel to create 10,000 Model T's, sold for $825 each.Birthplace of the Model T - The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan
Cellophane
Bioplastic invented by Brandenberger that
protects food
Vaccuum Cleaner
James Spangler invented a way to clean carpets from a ceiling fan motor, fan blades, tin box, leather belt on a rug sweeper
with a pillow case to collect the dust. He sold his invention to a relative, Hoover, who manufactured and sold them.
Natural Resources:
Grand Canyon declared a National Monument
President Roosevelt declares the Grand Canyon a National Monument
- 11 January 1908 (Quick video clip with historical
photos)
Photography:
Edward S. Curtis
(American Photographer of Native Americans 1899-1929)
Lewis W. Hine
(American Photographer of Child Labor in America 1908-1912)
Child Labor
In the late 1700's and early 1800's, power-driven machines replaced
hand labor for making most manufactured items. The factory owners found
a new source of cheap labor to run their machines — children. European
countries like Great Britain began making laws to shorten working hours
and raise the working age in the late 1800s. The United States
raised the working age to sixteen during school hours and fourteen during after school hours in
1938.
