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Frank Baum publishes a well known children's novel
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President McKinley is assassinated in Buffalo, New York. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt becomes President.
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The Wright brothers created the first models of planes.
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An earthquake in San Fransisco, California leads to 3000 deaths and massive destruction to the city.
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Huge stock crash in NYC making many U.S. banks go bankrupt. Caused a nationwide economic panic.
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Becomes 27th President of the U.S.
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Triangle Waist shirt Company building fire leads to many deaths of workers.
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Famous sinking of the Titanic. More than 3000 people die.
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Becomes the 28th President of the U.S.
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The Panama Canal is finished after more than 20 years of construction.
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The assassination of the Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand starts World War 1
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The U.S. joins France, Great Britain, and Russia to fight in WWI.
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Germany surrenders and WWI is ended with the Treaty of Versailles.
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The 19th Amendment is passed, giving voting rights to women.