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Prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers. For an immigrant to stay and work, they would need certain paperwork to be filled out, sort of like a green card / visa.
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Early 1900 SubwayNYC Subway opened on October 27, 1904.
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Ford Introduces the Model T having a huge impact on America's economy.... and the atmosphere (pollution) People can now get around town faster than they were with horse and buggy.
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Oreo Cookies were introduced earlier in the year, no exact date I could find, but this is when the Oreo name was Trademarked.
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Personal Income Tax was ratified in the United States on February 3rd, 1913.
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Prohibition ends in the US allowing alcohol to be sold, manufactured and transported.
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We entered the first World War to help out our allies, Russia Italy France etc.
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First Olympic Winter Games held in France, lasted about 11 days.
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First Talking Movie aired on October 6, 1927, the title of the movie is "The Jazz Singer"
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The Great Depression began and the stock market crashed due to everyone selling their stocks.
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Pluto was discovered on February 18, 1930. This was a great economic event due to all of the money spent on investigations and what not toward the "planet."
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World War 2 starts creating many people to be available for jobs in the US and the US gets out of depression!
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On this date, the Jeep was invented and introduced. They were immediately used in WW2.
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor later causing the US to get involved in WW2.
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One of the greatest Presidents the US has ever had dies. He is the man who brought us out of the Great Depression.
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On this date, TV became color and this changed the world!
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Disneyland opens which attracts a ton of tourists each year to come and visit.
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This old movie, The Sound of Music, comes to broadway. Many people will come to watch because of this fantastic film.
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On this date, the very first Wal-Mart opened. Today Wal-Mart hsa tons and tons of customers monthly. Millions of customers yearly, and it is all American.
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We landed on the shores of Vietnam on March 8, 1965 and ready for war, sort of.
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The first Superbowl wasn't a big one, but today, tons of people watch the Superbowl on TV and tons try to attend.
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On this date, the VCR was introduced and now people will be able to watch movies when they want.
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Star Wars was released and it brought many fans. It also brought tons of movie props such as VCR tapes, action figures, posters, etc. Star Wars is still huge today!
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Sony introduces the Walkman which allows people to listen to music wherever they go!
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Pac-Man was released and I say this changed the technology world because this was pretty much the start of all video games.
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Changing the TV world, CNN was established by Ted Turner.
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Movies changed when ET was released. People thought this was a great movie, and to this day it is still watched a good amount.
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Discount Rate was cut from 7% down to 6.5%. This might not seem like a lot, but it is huge!
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Not literally, but it went up 68% and the US Trade deficit hit $12.2 Million.
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California's unemployment rate drops to the lowest since 1969. It went down a full 4.9%.
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California's minimum wage increased $0.50 and went from $5.75 to $6.25.
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The Summer Olympic Games were hosted in Beijing attracting millions of people to watch on TV and tons, possibly millions to attend.
