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William McKinley is killed by an anarchist, replaced by Vice president Theodore Roosevelt.
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The Wright brothers achieve controlled flight, marking the beginning of a new age of transportation.
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Henry ford begins Production of the Model T, also changing transportation and production with his assembly lines forever.
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A fire breaks out at A Triangle shirtwaist factory, killing 146 workers who were trapped in the factory. Their demise was brought because of the company locking the exits to prevent the workers from taking breaks. This brought many new labor laws to prevent more of these tragedies.
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The RMS Titanic sinks after striking an iceberg, (ironically nicknamed the unsinkable ship) killing many onboard.
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Archduke of Austria Franz-Ferdinand is Assassinated by a Serb. Tensions in Europe were high already but many consider this the break-point for the first World War
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A German U-Boat torpedoes the Lusitania, A British passenger boat. This riled up a lot of Americans and is not to be slept on a as a factor for America entering the war.
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After a convincing speech, The Senate and House agree on joining the war.
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The Treaty of Versailles is signed by Germany, making it owe a grand debt. In American it is not ratified and therefore not signed denying it's entry into the league of nations.