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Elis Island became the reception center for new immigrants entering the states
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A convention in Baltimore, Md., was called to organize skilled and unskilled labourers, farmers, and reformers into a coalition that would pressure Congress to pass a law limiting the workday to eight hours.
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First successfull airplane flight by Wilbur and Orville Wright to Kitty Hawk NC
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Model T Ford is completed at the company’s Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. Between 1908 and 1927, Ford would build some 15 million Model T cars.
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The Allies included Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States. These countries fought against the Central Powers which included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.
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Charles Ranlett Flint was an American businessman, best known as the founder of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company which later became IBM.
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U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote, a right known as woman suffrage.
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The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that lasted until the 1930's
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The Empire State Building took only one year and 45 days to build, or more than seven million man-hours.
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World War 2 was fought between two groups of countries. On one side were the Axis Powers, including Germany, Italy and Japan. On the other side were the Allies. They included Britain, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, the Soviet Union, China and the United States of America.
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The first bank card, named "Charg-It," was introduced by John Biggins, a banker in Brooklyn, according to MasterCard. When a customer used it for a purchase, the bill was forwarded to Biggins' bank. The bank reimbursed the merchant and obtained payment from the customer. The catches: Purchases could only be made locally, and Charg-It cardholders had to have an account at Biggins' bank.
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Dick and Mac McDonald opened their eponymous burger stand in San Bernardino, California. Under the guidance of Ray Kroc, a onetime milkshake-mixer salesman wowed by the restaurant's success, McDonald's franchises grew swiftly: by the end of the 1960s, there were more than 1,000 across the U.S.
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The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea. The United Nations, with the United States as the principal force, came to the aid of South Korea.
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The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States
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President John F. Kennedy youngest man elected to the office
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Sam Walton opened the first Walmart store in Rogers, Ark.
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Walmart became a publicly traded company. The first stock was sold at $16.50 per share.
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The idea of establishing a World Trade Center in New York City was first proposed in 1943.
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The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 spurred US President Jimmy Carter to issue an ultimatum on January 20, 1980: If Soviet troops did not withdraw from Afghanistan within one month, the United States would boycott the Moscow Olympics in summer 1980.
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The North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, is a three-country accord negotiated by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
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Bill Gates is now the worlds richest businessman.
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Hotmail a free e-mail service
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The popular Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in the United States.
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The Affordable Care Act was created to increase health insurance quality and affordability. The law requires insurers to accept all applicants. This is also known as "Obamacare"
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According to the Labor Department, the U.S. economy adds 288,000 jobs in May 2014. That is an increase from the 192,000 positions added in March. The unemployment rate decreases from 6.7% in March to 6.3% in April, suggesting that the economic recovery is picking up speed.
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