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The Gold Standard Act is passed making the U.S. currency the gold standard
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President William McKinley is shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. He dies a week later and Theodore Roosevelt (McKinley's VP) is inaugurated president.
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Guglielmo Marconi transmits the first two-way radio transmission between Europe and the United States. The transmission is between President Theodore Roosevelt and the King of England.
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President Theodore Roosevelt signs the Canal Treaty with Panama which allows the U.S. to take the lead in building the Panama Canal.
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Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first sustained manned flight in Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina
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President Theodore Roosevelt wins his first election and is inaugurated to his second term after taking office due to the death of William McKinley.
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The Antiquities Act was granted by President Theodore Roosevelt to protect Indian ruins. This would later be used by the president to expand the National Parks system.
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The National Conference of the Negro is held where the National Association for the Advancement Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is formed.
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Under the Sherman Antitrust Act, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that Standard Oil is an unreasonable monopoly and is ordered to dissolve.
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The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution would be adopted allowing the Department of Treasury to impose an income tax.
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President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation into law creating the National Parks System.
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The U.S declares war on Germany and enters World War I with the allies.
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The 18th amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed advocating the prohibition of alcohol throughout the U.S.
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The Treaty of Versailles is signed that officially ends World War I.
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The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified giving women the right to vote.
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