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President McKinley assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
President McKinley is shot and killed in Buffalo, and Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in and becomes the 26th President of the United States. -
Wright Brother take their first flight
The Wright Brothers make their first successful glider flight, the first step to developing planes. -
Howard Taft elected President
Howard Taft becomes the 27th President of the United States -
Standard Oil Monopoly is Dissolved
The Supreme Court ruled to end Rockefeller's Standard Oil. This split the company that controlled almost all of the oil industry up. -
The Sinking of the Titanic
The Titanic is unable to steer clear of a giant iceberg and ends up sinking in the North Atlantic Ocean -
Woodrow Wilson elected President
Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States -
World War 1 Begins
World War 1 Starts in Eastern Europe after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand -
US enters World War 1
After 3 years of the War, the United States joins the allied forces in the fight against Germany and their allies -
End of World II
The Treaty of Versailles is signed and officially ends World War II -
19th Amendment
The woman's suffrage amendment gave women the right to vote and not be judged by their sex
