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Galveston hurricane leaves an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 dead (Sept. 8).According to the census, the nation's population numbers nearly 76 million.
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World War I: U.S. enters World War I, declaring war on Germany (April 6, 1917) and Austria-Hungary (Dec. 7, 1917) three years after conflict began in 1914. Armistice ending World War I is signed (Nov. 11, 1918).
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Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St.
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World War II: U.S. declares its neutrality in European conflict (Sept. 5, 1939). F. Roosevelt's third inauguration (Jan. 20, 1941). He is the first and only president elected to a third term. Japan attacks Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines (Dec. 7, 1941). U.S. declares war on Japan (Dec. 8).Germany and Italy declare war on the United States
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Korean War: Cold war conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces on Korean Peninsula. North Korean communists invaded South Korea (June 25, 1950).
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Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivers his ―I Have a Dream‖ speech before a crowd of 200,000 during the civil rights march on Washington, DC (Aug. 28). President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas
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Jimmy Carter is inaugurated as the 39th president (Jan. 20).President Carter signs treaty (Sept. 7) agreeing to turn control of Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999.
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George H. W. Bush is inaugurated as the 41st president (Jan. 20)
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Bombing of federal office building in Oklahoma City kills 168 people