The first Winter Olympics medal was awarded to American Skater Charles Jewtraw after skating 5,000 meters in just 44 seconds.
Hasbro was founded as Hassenfeld Brothers in Providence, Rhode Island.
Walt and Roy O. Disney founded the Walt Disney Company.
The famous iconic Hollywood sign was placed in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, US.
Harry Houdini broke free from a straitjacket while hanging upside down 40 feet in New York City, US.
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company started selling inflatable tires from Akron, Ohio.
The first dance marathon took place in New York City, US.
President Warren G. Harding became the first president to pay taxes in the US.
The first public Bat Mitzvah was held in New York City. It was for a girl named Judith Kaplan.
US President Warren G. Harding signed the Willis-Campbell Act, which took effect from this day.
Margaret Gorman from Washington, D.C., became the very first Miss America.
Alice Mary Robertson became the first woman to govern the US House of representatives.
West Virginia became the first state to impose a sales tax.
Albert Einstein visited New York City and lectured on his Theory of Relativity for the first time.
The Model M Postage Meter was put into commercial use.
Times Square Theater opened with a capacity of 1,032.
The Wall Street bombing took place in Manhattan, New York City.
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified, giving women the right to vote.
The State of Tennessee Passes the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
US Post Office banned customers from mailing children and animals.
The Volstead Act is Passed, Marking the Beginning of Prohibition.
World's first transcontinental air race.
Albert Cushing Read takes off on the first transatlantic flight in history.
Leslie Irvin makes the world's first free-fall parachute jump.
Alcohol became illegal in most states of America.
The Spanish Flu was reported to have killed 21,000 people in the US in the week ending on this date.
American Army Corporal Alvin York and seven men attacked a major German gun nest on their own during World War I.
The musical 'Sometime' put on its first performance at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway, New York City, US.
The musical 'Yip! Yip! Yaphank!' by Irving Berlin premiered at the Century Theatre in New York City.
First Woman enlists in the United States Marines.
The first US airmail stamps were issued, costing 24 cents.
The US daylight saving time went into effect.
The Standard Time Act was signed into US law, introducing Daylight Saving Time.
The Spanish Flu received its first case in the US.
The state of Mississippi became the first to accept the prohibition of alcohol.
The play 'Why Marry?' opened at the Astor Theatre in New York City.
41 Suffragists were arrested at the White House, Washington, D.C.
American suffragist Alice Paul was sentenced to seven months in prison for obstructing traffic in Washington caused by the Women's Rights march she organized.
Registration of US men aged between 21 and 31 began for troops for WWI.
The first Pulitzer Prize is awarded.
The US Congress passed Selective Service Act.
Eugene Bullard became the first African-American military pilot after acquiring his pilot's license from the Aéro-Club de France.
The US declared war against Germany and its Central Powers Alliance in World War I.
US President Woodrow Wilson announced that the nation would officially cut relations with Germany.
Jeannette Rankin from Montana became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Clarence Saunders founded the Piggly Wiggly store in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
The first of four fatal shark attacks happened on New Jersey shores.
Racer Bob Burman died after crashing his race car in Corona, California.
More than 25,000 people marched down New York's 5th Avenue supporting women's suffrage.
The first radio message to go across the Atlantic Ocean was sent from Virginia to Paris.
