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Galveston Hurricane leaves around 6,000 to 8,000 people dead.
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San Francisco Earthquake leaves about 500 people missing or dead. It destroyed about 4 square miles of the city.
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U.S. enters World War 1, declaring war on Germany and Austria-Hungary
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An armistice ending World War I is signed.
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19th Amendment is ratified, granting women the right to vote.
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Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop translantic flight in The Spirit of St. Louis (his plane).
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The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem
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Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkinsas was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
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The Fair Labor Standards Act is passed, setting the first minimum wage in the U.S. at 25 cents per hour.
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President Roosevelt passed away due to a stroke
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