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President James Garfield was assasinated by Charles Guiteau in Washington D.C. He was the twentieth president of the United States and was four months into his term when shot.
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The Sherman Antitrust Act does not let businesses do activities that are anti-competittor. This was passed by congress to stop monopolies.
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The USS Maine sank in Havana Harbor. It exploded from the forward gunpowder magazines. About three quarters of the crew died.
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William McKinley was the twenty-fifth president of the United States. He was killed in Buffalo, New York, six months into his second term.
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This is a United States federal law. It provided federal inspection of meat products. The pure food and drug act also forbade sale, manufacture, or transportaion of adulterated food products.
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The Panama Canal opened. It is a land bridge between North and South America. It creates a water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
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During World War 1 the Germany put the United States under submarine warfare. The ship was torpeaded by a German U-boat. The ship sank in 18 minutes.
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The United States stayed neutral at the beginning until we had to enter the war. Several ships were sank including the Lusitania. This made the U.S enter the war.
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Woodrow Wilson made a program with 14 points for world peace. These were used for peace negotiations Wolrd War .
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This took decades to pass the 19th amendment but they finally did. The 19th amendment is giving all American Women the right to vote.
