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Franz Ferdinand (archduke) and his wife were assasinated.
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World War I started in July and lasted until November, 11 1918. It was also called the First World War or the Great War.
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Germany invades Belgium following the Schlieffen Plan was a plan that called for a holding action againts Russia, a drive a drive through Belgium to Paris, France fell, and the two German armies would defeat Russia.
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A U-Boat had sank the British liner Lusitania. 1,198 lost, and 128 of them were Americans.
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It lasted until mid-November, the Bristish had suffered 60,000 casualties on the first day. It was horrific.
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Groups such as representatives, senators, members of the Supreme Court, ambassadors, and guest gathered in the Capitol Building to hear what President Wilsons war resolution is.
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Wilson delivered his speech, "Fourteen Points" before the Congress. It was divided into 3 groups and the first 5 were the issues that he believed he had to address them to prevent another war.
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He was armed with only a rifle and a revolver. He was the American War Hero and killed 25 Germans and captured 132 prisoners with the help of six other doughboys.
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Austria-Hungary surrendered to the group of the Allies. During the same day, German sailors mutinied against government authority.
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Leaders of the defeated nations and the Big Four gathered in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles to sign the peace treaty. The treaty them established 9 new nations and had shifted the boundaries of other nations.
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The League of Nations was established
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Women were given the right to vote by the 19th amendment being added to the Constitution.
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The National Quota System was established by the U.S. Congress.
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Armaments Congress had ended and leads to the 5 Power Disarmament Treaty.
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Teapot Dome Scandel begins
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President Warren G. Harding dies in office after going to Alaska for a trip.
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The Monkey Trial begins.
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Amelia Earhart becomes the first women to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Gangsters that worked for Al Caponne had killed 7 rivals and citizens in the act known as the St. Valentine`s Day Massacre.
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Teapot Dome Scandel comes to an end.
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Arizona scientists discover a 9th planet which is called Pluto.
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The Nazi party becomes the second largest political party in Germany.
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CBS had broadcasted the New York Philharmonic live over the radio for the first time.
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Congress and President Hoover had approved The Star Spangled Banner.
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A drought hit the great plains, dust storms came, and Ann Marie Low wrote in a diary about her experience.
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The Civil War begins in spain.
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The Hindenburg was one of the biggest disasters which was the first ever disaster caught on camera.
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The Wizard of Oz was made.
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Germany invades Poland from September 1 to October 6th in 1939.
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The very first helicopter that actually took flight was invented.
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Japaese bomb Pearl Harbor.
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Prime Minister Churchill arrived at the White House.
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The bill establishing the WAC became a law.
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The German commander surrendered along with his starving troops 2 days later.
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1st day of the invasion.
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Roosevelt had a stroke and died while posing for a portrait in Warm Springs, Georgia.
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The Soviet Army had stormed Berlin.
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The allies celebrate V-E Day which is Victory in Europe Day; the war in Europe was finally over.
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The fighting ended and more than 7,600 Americans had died.
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THe 1st test of the new bomb took place.
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United Naitons Security Council holds its first meeting
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Truman asks for $400 million to help aid the economic and military aid for Greece and Turkey.
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Truman fires MacArthur
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I Love Lucy Premieres
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Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis get married
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U.S. won the race when it exploded the first H-Bomb
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Joseph Stalin Dies
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Elvis Presley records 1st songs
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U.S. successfully launched its first satellite
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Alaska is admitted as 49th U.S. State
