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Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th president of the United States
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The Wright Brother make their first flight
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Howard Taft becomes the 27th President of the United States
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Four days into the voyage unable to stear away from a iceberg quick enough thr Titanic took a blow to the storboard. The titanic was suppose to be able to stay afloat with 4 flooded compartments tops, also the boat didnt carry half as many life boats needed, pore capacity and evacuation. Over 3,000 people died as the Titanic sunk. when the public got wind of the titanic it caused public outrage.
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World War I began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and lasted until 1918. During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers).
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Earlier warned to look about for U-boats, unfortunately it was to late U-20 locked on to the Lusitania and launched a torpedo at 1:40 p.m. hitting the starboard directly. Also igniting another explosion sinking the ship in a whopping 18 minutes killing 1,198 out of the 1,959 who boarded, when it hit the public it shocked the hole world.
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On 4 November, the Austro-Hungarian empire agreed to the Armistice of Villa Giusti. With its allies defeated, revolution at home, and the military no longer willing to fight, Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated on 9 November and Germany signed an armistice on 11 November 1918, effectively ending the war.
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Nineteenth Amendment gives women the right to vote
