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They were assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip while the couple were visiting Sarajevo.
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They declared war to help allie Serbia Hungary.
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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U..S. to remain neutral to not cause problems with either sides.
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Great Britain announces that the North Sea is a military area, effectively creating a blockade of goods into Germany
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For 1 day, noth sides had a truce and drank over the trenches because of 1 pilot who single-handedly shot down 60 aircraftafts.
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in this battle, the Germans use poison gas for the first time
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The United States declares war on Germany right after Russia pulls out of the war. major turning point of the war.
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14 points to peace was his idea of a treaty to end the war which inccluded many promises he couldnt keep
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Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, which is a peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers.
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As Germany begins to get closer to losing, German Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates and flees Germany.
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Jamacain Marcus Garvey called a conference for blacks in Madison Square Garden.
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government passes law to limit imigration from sounthern and eastern Europe.
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Italian men accused of robbery of a paykeeper and trial was all biased nativisms.
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The World Series is broadcasted on the radio for the first time.
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For the first time, Ford Motor Company exceeds 1 billion.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes famous book the great gatsby
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John scope is fined 100 dollars for teaching the theory of evolution. long court case and biased jury.
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He became the first to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Baseball star Babe Ruth hits his 60th homerun in one season breaking his own record previously of 59.
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American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discoved the planet at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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The Star-Spangled Banner, by Francis Scott Key, is approved by President Hoover and Congress as the national anthem.
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The son of Charles Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., is kidnaped. He is found dead on May 12 not far from his home in Hopewell, New Jersey.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for the first time.
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The Master's golf tournament is held for the first time at Augusta National Golf Club
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Hoover Dam is dedicated to President Roosevelt.
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A scare develops when Orson Welles broadcasts his War of the Worlds radio drama, fake news bulletin calling a martian invasion on earth.
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The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
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Albert Einstein alerts Franklin D. Roosevelt to an A-bomb opportunity, which led to the creation of the Manhattan Project.
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The United States declares neutrality in the European war after Germany invaded Poland, marking the beginning of World War 2.
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Hitler approves the Manstein Plan
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During a Fireside Chat, FDR declares that the U.S. should become an "arsenal of democracy" against the Axis threat.
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Germany breaks non-aggression pact with Stalin and invades the Soviet Union.
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During this year Germany attacks the Soviet Union.
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The war was declared at this time.
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Nazi leaders attend a short meeting to discuss the elimination of the remaining European Jews
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In the year of 1942 when the battle of stalingrad started, this was the year Anne Frank and her family went into hiding.
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In 1942 The battle of stalingrad had begun.
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Mussolini was captured by the Italian partisans and was shot to death.
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On this date Hitler commits suicide.
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declare against communism and would help other countries from turning to communism.
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33 people are killed after riots errupt in chicago. first riot caused by baseball of the era
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President Truman announces the truman doctrine which will aid countries with money to help stop turning communism.
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Jackie Robinson became the first african american professional baserball player. he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Mao Zedong rises to power in china and was with turning the country to communism.
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the hydrogen bomb is the most powerful bomb to ever be developed
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North Korea invades South Korea, which is an allie of the U.S.
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Dwight Eisenhower is inaugurated president for the U.S.
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in Alabama, rosa parks refused to give up her seat in the front of the bus for a white person, which caused a big year long successful boycott.
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a black man by the name of Berry Gordy founded Motown Records
