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the United States congress prohibited interstate transportation of game birds. Game birds are birds hunted for sport or food.
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China ended slavery. China still has modern day slavery sometimes, however the United states ended slavery before China
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the first US federal cemetery opens with Union and Confederate graves in Missouri.
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the Titanic sunk 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada. and 1,503 died
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the first ship sailed through the Panama Canal.
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the US Congress established Mother’s Day.
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Jews of Laibach, Austria are expelled. This means that all Jews in the area Laibach, Austria were banished.
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Women are finally allowed to attend boxing matches. This means it is now legal for females to go to boxing matches
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Loretta Walsh became the US Navy’s first female petty officer. She was the first female to enlist in the navy.
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the British House of Commons passes a new Military Service Bill, taking men up to 55 years old and extending to Ireland.
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Romania annexed Transylvania. This means that Transylvania was now Romanian territory.
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NY Times editorial falsely states that rockets can never fly. The editors made this mistake which raised an uproar.
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1st religious service radio broadcast in US, KDKA-Pittsburgh
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Vancouver citizens started driving on the right side of road
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the Ku Klux Klan committed a surprise attack on black residential area Rosewood, Florida, which killed 8 people.