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McKinley is Assassinated
William McKinley is killed in New York by an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz. -
Roosevelt becomes President
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president after the assassination of McKinley. He becomes the 26th president. -
Ford Motor Company Creation
Henry Ford's motor company changed transportation and used the assembly line to build the vehicles. -
Wright Brothers first flight
The Wright Brother create their first sustained flight in Kitty Hawk. -
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The Presidency of Wilson
Woodrow Wilson becomes the U.S. 28th president. -
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World War I
World War I begins and is the first war with so many countries involved. It changed how wars were fought. It ended with the allies winning. -
Lusitania is sunk
This ship was sunk by German U-boats resulting in 1,200 lives lost, including many American ones. -
The U.S. joins WWI
Wilson decided to join the war after American lives were taken with the goal of ending the war -
Influenza
The flu became a worldwide epidemic and resulted in millions of lives lost -
19th Amendment
This Amendment finally gives women the right to vote