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Homestead Act passed
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Telephone Invented
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US adopts standard time
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Ellis Island becomes chief immigration center of US
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Theodore Roosevelt became President
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Influenza Epidemic strikes worldwide
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Great Depression began
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World War II
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United Nations established
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Exporer I is launched- 1st American Satellite
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Martin Luther King Jr.- "I Have a Dream" speach
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26th Amendment Ratified- Voting age lowered to18
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IBM introduced 1st personal Computer
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Persian Gulf War
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US Census- population of US has reached 300 Million
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Government shuts down 16 days- Congress fails to agree on a budget
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Ebola first reported- spreads quickly
