New York City in World War I

The atlas holds 9 people and 12 moments here, from 1915 to 1918. The most recorded lives are Henry Ford, Leon Trotsky and Charlie Chaplin.

Notable people

  1. Alexander Graham Bell

    in 1915

    1 moment here

    Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist, teacher of the deaf, and engineer best known for patenting the first practical telephone.…

  2. B. R. Ambedkar

    in 1916

    1 moment here

    Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…

  3. Charlie Chaplin

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…

  4. Helen Keller

    in 1916

    1 moment here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

  5. Henry Ford

    from 1915 to 1916

    3 moments here

    American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…

  6. José Raúl Capablanca

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    Cuban chess player and diplomat, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. This chronology records documented physical presence at places of birth,…

  7. Leon Trotsky

    in 1917

    2 moments here

    Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronstein) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet political leader, Marxist theorist, and organizer of the Red Army.…

  8. Sergei Rachmaninoff

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Born in the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, he studied and worked chiefly in Saint…

  9. William Howard Taft

    in 1916

    1 moment here

    William Howard Taft was an American lawyer, judge, colonial administrator, secretary of war, 27th president of the United States, and 10th chief…

Moments

  1. 1915 Ceremonial transcontinental telephone call Alexander Graham Bell
  2. 1915 Peace Ship press conference Henry Ford
  3. 1915 Departure on the Peace Ship Henry Ford
  4. 1916 Peace speech in New York Helen Keller
  5. 1916 Return from the Peace Ship mission Henry Ford
  6. 1916 Seminar paper at Columbia B. R. Ambedkar
  7. 1916 Reconciles briefly with Roosevelt William Howard Taft
  8. 1917 Residence in the Bronx Leon Trotsky
  9. 1917 Departure from New York Leon Trotsky
  10. 1918 Campaigns for Liberty Bonds in New York Charlie Chaplin
  11. 1918 New York wartime tournament sequence José Raúl Capablanca
  12. 1918 Arrival in New York Sergei Rachmaninoff

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