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After the death of Vice President Garrat Hobart, the US was in need for a new Vice President. Roosevelt was considered for this job, and took it instead of running for a second term as governor.
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On September 14, 1901 President William Mckinley was attending a reception when he was shot by a slim 28 year old man. He was rushed to the hospital but unforchunately there was nothing that could help him.
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On December 17, 1903 the Wilbur and Orville Wright made four breif flights with aircrafts they invented at Kitty Hawk. They creatde the first successful airplane.
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AT 5:12 am a harsh earthquake struck the coast of Northern Sanfrancisco. This earthquake had an estimated momentum magnistube of 7.8, and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of XI.
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Henry Ford used assembly line methods to complete the Model T car which was the first affordable car to Americans.
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On the night of April 15, 1912 the RMS Titanic went into an ice berg and sunk. Many people died.
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Both Ferdinand and his wife were shot dead by Gavrilo Princip, who was one of six assasigns. Their ultamite goal was to break off Austria-Hungary's South Slav provinces.
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The assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand compelled many European powers towards war. It officially began July 28th 1914.
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Germany formally surrendered on November 11, 1918. All nations agreed to stop fighting while all terms of peace were negotiated.
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Teddy Roosevelt died on Janurary 6, 1919 in his sleep. He suffered a coronary embolism.
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Eighteenth Amendment Law prohibiting the buying and consumption of alcoholic or intoxicating bevarages is put in place.
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The Nineteenth Amendment which allows all women the right to vote is ratified.
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Two Canadian Scientists discovered the best hormonal insulin comes from Pancreatic extracts of dogs.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's story of a romance in the 1920s is published. It will go on to be one of the most iconic classics read by millions.
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The State of Tennesee vs. John Thomas Scopes is a legal case involving a substitute High School teacher who violated the Butler Act which made it illegal for the theory of evolution to be taught.
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Gandhi lead a march of civil disobedience in order to protest Britsh rule in India.
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FDR launches the New Deal which was a series of Domestic Activities in the United States.
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The ban on alcoholic beverages ends on December 5, 1933.
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Amelia Earheart became the first woman to fly solo.
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In 1938, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is released, it is the first full length animated film.
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Leon Trotsky is banished to Mexico and eventually assasinated by orders of Stalin.
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On December 7, 1941 Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor army base which caused the US to join the war.
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Italy after surrendering to Allied forces declares war on Germany thus joining the allies.
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Allied forces go up Normandy Beach in France and sneak attack the Axis forces.
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Jackie Robinson joins the Dogers and breaks the color barrier in Baseball.
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Korean War, a war between North and South Korea begins.
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Audrey Hepburn made her debut in American Film "Roman Holiday", starring along with Gergory Peck.
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Commercials in color begin being advertised leading to eventually color television shows.
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After many protests, Segregation against black people is officially ruled illegal.
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James Dean dies at age 24 in a sports car racing accident.
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The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss is published on March 12, 1957 and becomes one of the most famous children's books.
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Alfred Hitchcock's Psyco is released, which is one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
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Cuban Exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the South coast of Cuba.
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Breakfast at Tiffany's is brought to theaters on October 5, 1961. It was an iconic movie and signaled a chnge in popular culture.
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Valentine Tereshkova becomes the first woman to go into space.
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The NFL holds its first every superbowl where the Packers beat the Chiefs.
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In September 1969 John Lennon privately stated that he was going to leave the Beatles. There was no public acknowlegdement of the breakup until Paul Mccartney publicley announced it On April 10, 1970.
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In a historic blend of Pop culture and politics, Elvis Presley meets with Richard Nixon in the Oval Office
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Indira Gahndi becomes the first elected female prime minister in India
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Palestanian terrorists kill two Israli athletes and take nine hostages,
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The debut of the iconic television show "Charlie's Angels".
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John Lennon was shot while entering his home, the legendary beatles star was killed.
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69 Days into his Precendency, Reagan was shot at by John Hickley Jr.
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Micheal Jackson's album Thriller was released. It is the world's best selling album of all times.
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President Ronald Reagan announces the US Defense plan entitled "Star Wars".
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The Berlin Wall falls opening the barrier that closed off Germany.
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Audrey Hepburn dies at the age of 63 due to a rare form of appendicular cancer.
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Rwanda Genocide, which was a mass murder of Rwandan people of a certain race begins.
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A bomb 5000 pund bomb was exploded outside of Alfred P. Murrah bulding, killing 168 people and injuring 19 children.
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Oj Simpson is found not guilty of the double murder he was convicted of.
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Princess Diana died after being in a car that hit a tunnel after fleeing the paparatzzi. She was with her boyfriend and a body guard.
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Titanic, a romance staring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet is realeased. It is one of the greatest movies of all times.
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George Bush is sworn in as our 43rd President.
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AlQaeda forces flew an airplane into the Twin Towers in New Yorl city killing thousands of employees and police and firemen.
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George Bush is re-elected for his second term as President.
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Hurricane Katrina floods New Orleans causing much devastation in the city.
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Barack Obama is elected as the first black US President.
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After five failed nominations, Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins an Oscar for his film The Revenant in which he won Best Actor for.
