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President William McKinley is Assassinated
He was shot and fatally wounded inside the Temple of Music on the grounds of the Pan American Exposition In Buffalo, New York. After his death, Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th President of the United States. -
The Wright Brothers Take their First Flight
Wilbur and Orville successfully flew a glider, later leading to the invention of the modern-day airplane. -
San Francisco Earthquake
The city was demolished with people devastated and 3,000 dead. At the end of the earthquake, it destroyed 80% of San Fransico. -
Panic of 1907
This was a financial crisis that took place in the United States over a three-week period starting in mid-October when the New York Stock Exchange fell almost 50% from its peak the previous year. Panic occurred, as this was during a time of economic recession, and there were numerous runs on banks and trust companies. -
NAACP is Founded
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was a civil rights organization in the United States formed. -
The Titanic Sinks
A ship that was made to be unsinkable sinks and they did not have enough lifeboats causing the death pf 3,000 people. -
World War I Begins
Triggered by the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. 135 countries took part in the war, and over 15 million people died. -
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World War I
The first global war started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo was assassinated. -
Lusitania Sinking
German U-boat destroyed this British ship. -
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Battle of Verdun
The French fought for Verdun, lead to the aftermath of both armies loosing a lot of their recruits. There was never a clear winner. -
America Joins WWI
Joined on side of the Allies after disagreements with German Navy. -
Selective Service Act
Military act which called men from the ages 21 to 30 to apply for compulsory military service. -
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Spanish Flu Epidemic
Killed seven times the number of American lives lost in the combat in France. -
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Second Battle of the Marne
German Forces tried to attack into the Western Front. -
Treaty of Versailles
Main purpose was to make peace and ended World War I. -
WWI Ends after the Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
Germany and Allied nations negotiated and signed the treaty to end the war. -
19th Amendment
Granted women the right to vote.