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Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th President of the United States.
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Founded by Henry Ford, the company began selling the very first automobiles and commercial vehicles.
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Wilbur and Orville used techniques to warp and change the wings to sustain flight. On this date they successfully flew a glider, later leading to the invention of modern day airplane.
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Theodore Roosevelt had the canal built to link the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean to allow easier access .
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The corollary stated that not only were the nations of the Western Hemisphere not open to colonization , but that the U.S. had responsibility to preserve order and protect life.
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William H. Taft becomes the 27th President of the United States.
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Four days into the voyage unable to steer clear of an iceberg the Titanic took a blow. Over 3,000 people died as the Titanic sunk, and the public went into rage.
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Woodrow Wilson becomes the 28th President of the United States.
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The 16th authorized income tax and the 17th provided direct elections of Senators.
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Knows as the Great War, it was a global war originating in Europe. The network of interlocking alliances enlarged the crisis.
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During the First World War, Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany.
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The U.S. joined its allies: Britain, France and Russia to fight in World War I.
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Became the most important treaties of peace that brought World War I to an end. It ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
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18th Amendment now prohibited alcoholic beverages.
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Ratification of the 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote.
