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A British Passenger liner sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, more than 1,500 died. -
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Bribery scandal involving President Harding. Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall had leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome. -
Me Ferguson was the first woman governor elected in general election in Texas. -
Vietnamese independence fighter Ho Chi Minh founds communist party of Vietnam. -
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The KKK and Juneteenth plans combined with an explosive incident. The mayor called in the Texas National Guard and the city remained under martial law for five days. -
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Communist troops from North Vietnam capture Saigon, ending two decades of war. -
Kay Bailey Hutchison became the first woman from Texas to be elected to the U.S. Senate.