100 Years of History

• The Honorable Alfred C. McClellan serves as the first Mayor of Ventnor City from 1903 to 1907.
• Theodore Roosevelt is President of the United States and establishes the Bureau of Corporations.
• The Wright Brothers make their first powered flights near Kitty Hawk.
• The Ford Motor Company is founded and a Model A costs $850.
• Firestone produces its first tires made of solid rubber.
• The United States and Panama sign a treaty to construct the Panama Canal, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
• The first World Series is played in Boston, and the Boston Pilgrims defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5 games to 3.
• Jack London writes 'A Call of the Wild.'
• Enrico Caruso makes his debut at the Metropolitan Opera.
• The first message is sent across the Pacific Cable.