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In September of 1901 after the assassination of president McKinley young Theodore Roosevelt took over as president of the United States
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On January 1, 1902 the first ever Rose Bowl also titled "The Tournament East-West Football Game" was played featuring last years losing Rose Bowl team Stanford
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On December 17 The wright brothers had there first flight in a heavier than aircraft
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Upton Sinclair Releases the Jungle which exposes the dangers of the meat paccking industry
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William Howard Taft becomes the second Progressive president
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On october 14 1912 a wouldbe assassin had shot Theodore Roosevelt outside a hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin a speech he had [repared most likely had saved his life and instead of being rushed to the hospital he insisted on giving his speech FIRST