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Standard Oil Company
The supreme court finds the Standard Oil Company to be in violation of the Sherman Act. -
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson is elected President of the United States. -
World War One
The start of World War One. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
The Clayton Antitrust Act is enacted. -
Ku Klux Klan
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 -
U.S. National Park Service
The United States National Park Service is created by Congress. -
United States Goes to War
The United States declares war on Germany. -
Civil Rights
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 -
The 18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment is ratified. -
Police Strike
Most of the Boston police go on strike.