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President McKinley was shot twice in Buffalo, New York by Leon Czolgosz. His assassination led to the secret service permanently protecting the president. -
The earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. with an estimated magnitude of 7.9. -
President Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act into law, creating a new central bank. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination was the spark that led to the beginning of the war. On July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and within a week the war began. -
Germany faced dwindling resources, discontent on the home front and the surrender of its allies which led to them seeking an armistice on November 11, 1918. -
A worldwide economic decline that began in 1929 and lasted until 1939. It was marked by deflation and widespread unemployment. -
A series of programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression by President Roosevelt that aimed to restore prosperity to Americans. -
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. -
The war officially ended when Japan surrendered after the U.S dropped two atomic bombs on the country. Germany surrendered to the Allies in May. -
A period of tension between Russia and the United States -
In 1989, the Berlin Wall-the most visible symbol of the Cold War- was destroyed. By 1991, the Soviet Union had fallen apart, and the war was over.