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The supreme court finds the Standard Oil Company to be in violation of the Sherman Act.
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Thomas Woodrow Wilson is elected President of the United States.
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The start of World War One.
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The Clayton Antitrust Act is enacted.
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The Superior Court in Fulton County, Ga. accepts the charter for the establishment of the new Ku Klux Klan Citation: http://www.infoplease.com/year/1915.html
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The United States National Park Service is created by Congress.
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The United States declares war on Germany.
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Between ten thousand and fifteen thousand blacks silently walk down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Citation: http://www.infoplease.com/year/1917.html
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The 18th Amendment is ratified.
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Most of the Boston police go on strike.
