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Wright brothers make the first controlled, sustained flight in heavier-than-air aircraft at Kitty Hawk, N.C.
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Massive earthquake rocks San Francisco
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16th amendment authorized income tax -
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The 17th amendment provides for the direct election of U.S. senators -
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U.S. enters WWI -
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WWI ended -
(exact date unkown) Worldwide influenza epidemic strikes; by 1920, nearly 20 million are dead. In U.S., 500,000 perish.
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19th amenment grants women the right to vote -
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem
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Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis
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The 21st amendment repeals the 18th amendment -
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The 20th amendment makes slight adjustments in the terms of the president, vice president, senators, and representatives -
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor brings the U.S. into WWII
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The surrender of Germany and Japan ends WWII -
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22nd amendment limits the president to two terms -
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The Supreme Court outlaws sergregation in public schools. -
Explorer I, first American satellite, is launched
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23rd amendmnet grants citizens in the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections. -
Martin Luther King JR said his "I have a Dream" speech.
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24th amendemnt bars poll taxes in federal elections. -
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25th amendment provides for succession to the presidency (as a result) of death, resignation, or disability. -
25th amendment lowers the voting age to 18
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Watergate scandal leads to the resignation of President Nixon
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U.S. invades Caribbean island of Grenada after a coup by Marxist faction in the government
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Personal scandal leads to president Clinton's impeachment -
Terrorist attack in NYC which lead to the twin towers being destroyed and thousands of lives being lost.
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U.S. engages in a war with Iraq -
Hurricane Katrina hit Florida leading to the destruction of many homes and the loss of many lives.
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The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the population of the United States has reached 300 million