1910 in the United States


Events from the year 1910 in the United States.

Incumbents

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Events

January–March

April–June

  • April 6 - Wildwood Crest, New Jersey is incorporated as a borough of Cape May County, New Jersey.
  • May 11 - The U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana.
  • May 16 - The U.S. Congress authorizes the creation of the United States Bureau of Mines.
  • June 18 - To much fanfare, former president Theodore Roosevelt returns to New York City from a year-long African safari and tour of Europe.
  • June 19 - The first unofficial Father's Day is observed.
  • June 25
  • * The Mann Act, known popularly as the "White Slave Traffic Act", is passed by the U.S. Congress, prohibiting the transportation of women across state lines for "immoral purposes".
  • * The U.S. Parole Commission is created, making it possible for the first time for persons convicted of a federal crime to be paroled before the end of their sentences. Prior to this, a federal prisoner could only secure an early release by commutation or pardon by the president of the U.S.
  • * The United States Postal Savings System is created by law, adapting, for the U.S. a system that had been used in European nations for people to deposit up to $2,500 into an interest-bearing account at their local post office. The system will continue in some form until 1985.
  • * The Pickett Act becomes law, giving the president of the U.S. authority to withdraw government-owned land from public use, as necessary, for government projects.
  • * The "direct system" of public land surveying begins in the U.S., replacing the system of contracting with private surveyors.

July–September

October–December

Undated

Ongoing

Births

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March–April

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November–December

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Deaths

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July to September

October to December