1909
Taft's inauguration year
1909 is the year between 1908 and 1910, in the first decade of the twentieth century.
Like any year, it serves as a reference point for dating events, artifacts, or periods: a 1909 penny, the 1909 World Series, born in 1909.
Years function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbial phrases indicating when something occurred.
Boned, laced bodice garments
- suffragettesFemale voting-rights activists
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
- petticoatsUndergarments beneath skirts
- parasolsLightweight umbrellas for shade
horse-drawn carriages · gentry · aristocracy · servants · vaudeville · debutantes · grand hotels · music halls
First airplane builders
- Model TFirst mass-produced automobile
- North PoleEarth's northern axis point
- Ballets RussesPioneering twentieth-century dance company
- ShackletonPolar expedition commander
First mass-produced automobile
- BakeliteFirst fully synthetic plastic
- Wright FlyerFirst successful powered airplane
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
motion picture · color photography · neon lamp · escalator · synthetic materials · telegraphy · wireless transmission · electric starter
Pro-force national policy
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- ententeInformal international understanding
colonialism · armaments · conscription · diplomacy · treaties · naval race · Dreadnought · mobilization
Quality from past eras
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- patinaSurface film from aging
- restorationReturning something to condition
memorabilia · curio · period piece · provenance · estate sale · ephemera · postcards · stereoscope
corsets
Boned, laced bodice garments
- suffragettesFemale voting-rights activists
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
- petticoatsUndergarments beneath skirts
parasols · horse-drawn carriages · gentry · aristocracy · servants · vaudeville · debutantes · grand hotels · music halls · promenade
Wright brothers
First airplane builders
- Model TFirst mass-produced automobile
- North PoleEarth's northern axis point
- Ballets RussesPioneering twentieth-century dance company
Model T
First mass-produced automobile
- BakeliteFirst fully synthetic plastic
- Wright FlyerFirst successful powered airplane
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
assembly line · motion picture · color photography · neon lamp · escalator · synthetic materials · telegraphy · wireless transmission · electric starter · newsreel
militarism
Pro-force national policy
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
entente · colonialism · armaments · conscription · diplomacy · treaties · naval race · Dreadnought · mobilization · fortifications
vintage
Quality from past eras
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- patinaSurface film from aging
restoration · memorabilia · curio · period piece · provenance · estate sale · ephemera · postcards · stereoscope · daguerreotype
1909the present
Current moment in time
now · today · 2024 · 2025 · modern times