1900-1909

This page contains a timeline of major events related to the Lost Generation between 1900-09, with U.S. and world events to provide context.

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• 1900

  July 24 – Zelda Fitzgerald born in Montgomery, Alabama

  October 3 –Thomas Wolfe born in Asheville, North Carolina

• 1901

  March 4 – President McKinley sworn in for a second term

  April 11 – Glenway Wescott born in Kewaskum, Wisconsin

  September 6 – President McKinley assassinated

  September 14 – Teddy Roosevelt sworn in as the 26th U.S. President

• 1902

  February 19 –Kay Boyle born in St. Paul, Minnesota

  February 27 – John Steinbeck born in Salinas, California

• 1903

  June 25 – George Orwell born in Motihari, Bengal, India

  September 22 – Morley Callaghan born in Toronto, Canada

• 1905

  March 4 – President Teddy Roosevelt sworn in for a second term

• 1907

  January 16 – Oklahoma becomes the 46th state

• 1909

  March 4 – William Taft sworn in as the 27th U.S. President

  July 12 –Congress passes the 16th Amendment

See also: 1870s-80s, 1890s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s