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The great Boy Scouts of America was formed! The Boy Scouts of America is currently 103 years old!
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This doesn't have to do with U.S. history but this is a cool fact. The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. It took over two years to find - the thief was a former Louvre guard who tried to sell it to someone, who then tried to get it authenticated. It is the most expensive paintng in the world.
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The first election of a Democratic candidate, since 1892 was Woodrow Wilson.
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Tango was discovered, which led to shorter skirts and lipstick; short skirts where banned in some American cities as too risque!
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New fads, fashions, colors, and fabrics rocked the clothing industry.
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A break through in motor car making. Henry Ford built the first assembly line and was used for mass production by the Ford Motor Company.
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Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson conduct the first telephone conversation between New York and San Francisco.
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Wilson won his second term as U.S. President.
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The Untied States of America joined WWI, after the war had been going on for a few years. This was the start of the Great Depression.
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In 1918, the first mail delivered by plane was shipped between Washington, Philadelphia, and New York.
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed in order to end WWI.
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In 1919, the 19th Amendment is passed, stating that women now have the right to vote.
