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President Mckinely was killed
President Mckinely was shot and fatally wounded today. He was inside the Temple of Music when he was shot. After his death Theodore Roosevelt stepped in as president as the USA. -
The Wright brothers make their first flight
Wilbur and Orville thought it was amazing how birds glided through the air. They took it on that they could make a device that flew humans through the air. The successfully flew their glider on this day, leading to ideas of what we call an airplane today. -
The Roosevelt Panic
The NYC stock exchanged dropped making many USA banks go bankrupt. The USA was already under economic stress so they began to panic. -
Sinking of the Titanic
This was a huge deal, over 3,000 people were killed after the ship hit the ice-burg and sunk. When people got news of the Titanic sinking it began to cause uproar and outrage. -
Woodrow Wilson is elected
Woodrow Wilson is elected 28th president of the United States. He advocates for a lot of people, wanting things to be fair and just. Woodrow Wilson based his second term on keeping the USA out and in-involved with the war. -
World War I begins
When World War I began 70 million military men were deployed. The war began after the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
United States entered WWI
The United States joined Russia, Britain, and France to fight World War I. Many Americans believed that they should be neutral, but they still went to war. 2,000,000 fought under John Pershing. -
The 19th Amendment
This Amendment gave women their rights to vote in any state without being discriminated against. It took 40 years for women's rights to come into action, and this was the day.