People in History
The people behind the moments: leaders, scientists, explorers and ordinary people whose choices changed what came next.
1915
1915 · Politics
New York’s Suffrage Parade Puts Voting Rights on the Street
October 23, 19151913
1913 · Art & Literature
The First New York World Crossword Appears
December 21, 19131913
1913 · Politics
Gandhi Is Arrested During the Transvaal March
November 6, 19131913
1913 · Politics
George I of Greece is assassinated in Thessaloniki
March 18, 19131912
1912 · Politics
Shot Before a Speech: Theodore Roosevelt’s Milwaukee Campaign Stop
October 14, 19121911
1911 · Exploration
Amundsen's Team Reaches the South Pole
December 14, 19111910
1910 · Crime & Justice
Dr. Crippen Is Executed After a Transatlantic Manhunt
November 23, 19101905
1905 · Science
Einstein Publishes His Mass–Energy Paper
November 21, 19051904
1904 · Technology
New York’s Subway Opens
October 27, 19041904
1904 · Politics
Finland’s Russian governor-general is fatally shot
June 16, 19041901
1901 · History
The First Nobel Prizes Are Awarded
December 10, 19011898
1898 · Politics