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Seward arranges U.S. to buy Alaska from Russia
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President McKinley elected president on this date.
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Boer War begins in Africa
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President McKinley assassinated on his date.
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Commonwealth of Austrailia is created
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Roosevelt elected for president
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The Pure Drug and Food act was passed on this date.
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William H. Taft is elected for president
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W.E.B. Du Bois helps found the NAACP
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Mexican Revolution begins
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Woodrow Wilson is elected for president
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World War 1 begins in Europe
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Germany breaks promises and starts sinking Allied ships
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Eighteenth Amendment outlaws illigal drinks
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Nineteenth Amendment grants woman rights to vote