1910s
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Events and trends
The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginings during the second half of the 19th Century. The conservative lifestyles during the first half of the decade, as well as the legacy of military alliances, would forever be changed by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne, on 28 June 1914. The murder would trigger a chain of events in which, within 30 days, war would break out in Europe, as well as other regions of the world. The long, wide, and protracted conflict would end in November 1918 with the controversial Treaty of Versailles. World War I-- also known as the Great War-- held the reputation of being the widest and most expensive conflict in history (at the time), and would leave a lasting legacy during the subsequent decades. The war would also be remembered for contributing to the collapse of aging empires and monarchies. The Habsburgs as well as Wilhelm II of Germany went into exile after 1918, while czar Nicholas II of Russia and his family would be ruthlessly executed by Russian revolutionaries.
The decade was also described as a period of revolution in a number of countries. Mexico spear-headed the trend in November 1910, which lead to the ouster of dictator Porfirio Diaz, leading to a civil war that would drag on until about 1919. Russia also had a similar fate, since the Great War led to collapse in morale as well as economic chaos. This atmosphere encouraged the establishment of Bolshevism, which would be later renamed as Communism.
Gideon Sundback patents the first modern zipper
Harry Brearley invents stainless steel
Charles P. Strite invents first pop-up bread toaster
Science
Albert Einstein|Einstein's theory of general relativity
Max von Laue discovers the diffraction of x-rays by crystals
Alfred Wegener puts forward his theory of continental drift
War, peace and politics
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary leads to World War I
October Revolution in Russia leads to the first Communism|Communist government; assassination of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II and the royal family
Romania is unified with Transylvania and Bessarabia
Easter Rising against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British in Ireland; eventually leads to Irish Free State|Irish independence
Xinhai Revolution causes the overthrow of China's ruling Qing Dynasty, and the establishment of the Republic of China.
Culture, religion
Radio programming becomes popular
Flying Squadron promotes temperance movement in U.S.
Edith Smith Davis edits the Temperance Educational Quarterly.
Others
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The ocean liner RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'' strikes an iceberg in the North Atlantic in 1912, and sinks on its maiden voyage.
Jouett Shouse serves in Congress (1915-1919).
World leaders
Emperor Franz Josef of Austria|Franz Josef (Austria-Hungary)
Emperor Karl of Austria|Karl (Austria-Hungary)
Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden (Canada)
Emperor Henry Pu Yi of the Qing Dynasty (China)
Sun Yat-sen, President of the Republic of China
Yuan Shikai, President of the Republic of China and briefly Table of Chinese monarchs | Emperor.
Xu Shichang, President of the Republic of China
Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany|Wilhelm II (German Empire)
Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (German Empire)
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy|Victor Emmanuel III (Italy)
Pope Pius X
Pope Benedict XV
Emperor Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II (Russia)
Vladimir Lenin (Soviet Union)
King George V of the United Kingdom|George V (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
Prime Minister Herbert Asquith (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
Prime Minister David Lloyd George (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
President William Howard Taft (United States)
President Woodrow Wilson (United States)
Entertainers
Fatty Arbuckle
Theda Bara
Richard Barthelmess
Béla Bartók
Irving Berlin
Ben Black
Eubie Blake
Shelton Brooks
Lew Brown
Tom Brown (trombonist) | Tom Brown
Anne Caldwell
Eddie Cantor
Enrico Caruso
Charlie Chaplin
George M. Cohan
Henry Creamer
Cecil B. DeMille
Buddy De Sylva
Walter Donaldson
Marie Dressler
Eddie Edwards
Gus Edwards
Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939)|Douglas Fairbanks
Fred Fisher
John Ford (film director) | John Ford
George Gershwin
Beniamino Gigli
Dorothy Gish
Lillian Gish
Samuel Goldwyn
D. W. Griffith
W. C. Handy
Otto Harbach
Lorenz Hart
Victor Herbert
Charles Ives
Tony Jackson
Emil Jannings
William Jerome
Al Jolson
Gus Kahn
Gustave Kahn
Buster Keaton
Jerome David Kern
Ring Lardner
Nick LaRocca
Harry Lauder
Florence Lawrence
Ted Lewis (musician) | Ted Lewis
Charles McCarron
Joseph McCarthy (composer)| Joseph McCarthy
Winsor McCay
Oscar Micheaux
Pola Negri
Ivor Novello
Alcide Nunez
Geoffrey O'Hara
Sidney Olcott
Jack Pickford
Mary Pickford
Armand J. Piron
Cole Porter
Richard Rodgers
Sigmund Romberg
Jean Schwartz
Mack Sennett
Larry Shields
Chris Smith (composer) | Chris Smith
Erich von Stroheim
Arthur Sullivan
Gloria Swanson
Wilber Sweatman
Albert Von Tilzer
Harry Von Tilzer
Sophie Tucker
Pete Wendling
Bert Williams
Clarence Williams
Harry Williams
Spencer Williams
P. G. Wodehouse
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