William Woodrow Wilson, Twenty-eighth U.S. President
(1913-1921)
Statehood
48 Continental United States of America, see 1959 for next state
Education: Progressive Education Movement
Democracy and Education written by
John Dewey promoted the progressive education movement
which "rejected subject-centered curriculum in favor of child-centered curriculum in which learning came through experience,
not rote memorization. The problem-solving method was the preferred approach, and motivation was at the center of the learning process.
The goal of education was to promote individual growth and to prepare the child for full participation in a democratic society...
Ella Flagg Young, principal of Chicago Normal School,
superintendant of Chicago schools and president of the National
Education Association" had an influence on Dewey in regards to
individual interests, tendencies and freedom.
Source: Foundations of American Education, Sixth Edition page 159 / L. Dean Webb, Arlene Metha. Published by Pearson Education. 2010
see 1919 for next event...
- Military:
World War I
April 19, 1916 - US President Wilson publicly warns Germany not
to continue unrestricted submarine warfare policies.
November 7, 1916 - Woodrow Wilson re-elected President of the
United States with campaign slogan: "He kept us out of the war".
Natural Resources:
Hawaii National Park Created
1 Aug. 1916 - Congress approves Hawaii National Park but does not appropriate any money.
PBS 6 minute video clip about Mark Twain's visit in 1866 and the result 50 years later in 1916.
National Park Service Created
PBS Timeline 25 August 1916
- Photography:
Edward S. Curtis
(American Photographer of Native Americans 1899-1929)
Food: A Hong Kong cook living in America invents the fortune
cookie.
Anderson, Jean American Century Cookbook.
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