WebMar 26, 2013 · Robert Higgs • Tuesday, March 26, 2013. In 1913, exactly a century ago, the United States was a flourishing, economically advanced countr y. Its real output per capita was the world’s highest. It produced a great abundance of agricultural products and was a leading exporter of cotton, wheat, and many other farm products.

Web1913 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the ... September 15 – John N. Mitchell, United States Attorney General, convicted Watergate criminal (d. 1988) September 17.

WebSep 07, 2017 · In 1913, Woodrow Wilson was the newly elected president. ... The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States ...

WebOn March 3, 1913, the day before Woodrow Wilson's presidential inauguration, thousands of women marched along Pennsylvania Avenue--the same route that the inaugural parade would take the next day--in a procession organized by the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). ... "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall ...

WebOrigins: 1776-1913. The following is an excerpted chapter from the 1988 book From Lighthouses to Laserbeams: A History of the US Department of Commerce, available to read in full online through the Commerce Research Library. On March 4, 1913, nearly 125 years after the Constitution established promotion of the general welfare as one of the ...

WebSep 13, 2022 · EnlargeDownload Link Citation: The 16th Amendment, March 15, 1913; Ratified Amendments, 1795-1992; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives. View All Pages in the National Archives Catalog View Transcript Passed by Congress on July 2, 1909, and ratified February 3, 1913, the 16th …

WebUS Presidents in 1913. There were two Presidents in the year 1913. The first was William Howard Taft . He was the 27th President of the United States. He took office on March 4, 1909 and left office on March 4, 1913. He was then followed by Woodrow Wilson, who was the 28th President, taking office on March 4, 1913 and leaving office on March 4 ...

WebJan 23, 2022 · (from 1913, by Charles Emmerson, p 4) Apr 8 The 17th Amendment to the US Constitution is passed, dictating the elections of senators in each state by popular vote. Senators had been chosen by their state legislators. May 5 The US has put a limit on Japanese immigration, and Japanese in the United States are excluded from acquiring …

Web01 Nov 1913 Notre Dame upsets Army 35-13, first to use forward pass effectively. 02 Nov 1913 St. Louis Browns mgr George Stovall is 1st to jump to Federal League. 03 Nov 1913 The United States introduces an income tax. 06 Nov 1913 Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa.

WebNov 05, 2016 · There was a brief period when income tax was levied before that, but it was judged unconstitutional (hence the amendment). But that does not mean that there were no taxes before 1913. Up until then most federal revenue was obtained from tariffs on imports. There were also state taxes, including state income taxes.

WebOct 29, 2014 · We capitalize income tax return data to estimate new annual series of US wealth concentration since 1913. Key result: Wealth inequality has surged but phenomenon is concentrated mostly within the top .1% (=wealth above $20m) Outline of the talk. I.The capitalization method. II. The distribution of wealth. III. Robustness and comparison with ...

WebThe Philippine-American War, 1899–1902 After its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898, Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. On February 4, 1899, just two days before the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty, fighting broke out between American forces and Filipino nationalists led by Emilio …