This 8 part series designed to provide a clear overview of the people and events that distinguished the 20th century at specific points in time that were significant pivotal points in history. Program 1 *1900 The Gold Standard Act is Ratified by Congress *1901 Dr. Walter Reed discovers Yellow Fever is Transmitted by Mosquitoes *1901 McKinley is shot and Theodore Roosevelt becomes President *1902 140,000 Mine Workers go out on Strike *1902 The Government passes the New Lands Reclamation Act *1903 Wright Brothers fly at Kitty Hawk *1906 Upton Sinclair's novel "The Jungle" is published *1906 U.S. takes over construction of the Panama Canal *1907 Frank Lloyd Wright completes the Robie House in Chicago