Underwood Tariff
The Underwood Tariff reduces import duties and introduces a federal income-tax schedule.
Role range: 1913-1921
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Woodrow Wilson Biography and Timeline
Follow Woodrow Wilson through 15 dated historical records for United States of America.
Woodrow Wilson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
15Distinct records
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1913–1920Years on this page
1913
Federal Income Tax
The federal government begins collecting income tax under the newly ratified Sixteenth Amendment.
Role range: 1913-1921
Gamboa Dike Explosion
Wilson sends the telegraph signal detonating Gamboa Dike and joining the canal waters.
Role range: 1913-1921
Federal Reserve Act
Wilson signs legislation creating the Federal Reserve System.
Role range: 1913-1921
Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve Act requires gold reserves against Federal Reserve notes and deposits.
Role range: 1913-1921
Federal Reserve Gold Requirements
The Federal Reserve Act requires substantial gold backing for Federal Reserve notes and embeds gold convertibility within the new central banking system.
Role range: 1913-1921
1914
Federal Trade Commission Act
The Act creates the Federal Trade Commission to police unfair methods of competition.
Role range: 1913-1921
Clayton Antitrust Act
The Clayton Act targets anticompetitive practices and exempts legitimate labour activity from antitrust prosecution.
Role range: 1913-1921
1916
Federal Farm Loan Act
The Act creates regional banks providing long-term mortgage credit to farmers.
Role range: 1913-1921
1917
Gold Export Embargo
Wilson subjects gold exports to federal licensing to protect wartime reserves.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1913-1921
1918
Supreme War Council
His Fourteen Points influence Allied peace and armistice discussions.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1913-1921
1919
Supreme War Council
Participates in Allied decisions as peace negotiations begin.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1913-1921
Gold Export Embargo
The United States removes wartime controls and again permits unrestricted gold exports.
Role range: 1913-1921
Gold Export Embargo Lifted
The United States removes wartime restrictions on gold exports, restoring a key element of the pre-war international gold mechanism.
Role range: 1913-1921
1920
Transportation Act
The Act returns railroads to private operation and strengthens federal rate regulation.
Role range: 1913-1921
Records, sources and methodology
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