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Wright Brothers
Wright brothers make the first controlled, sustained flight in heavier-than-air aircraft at Kitty Hawk, N.C. -
Massive Eathquake
Massive earthquake rocks San Francisco -
16th amendment
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16th amendment authorized income tax -
17th amendment
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The 17th amendment provides for the direct election of U.S. senators -
WWI
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U.S. enters WWI -
WWI
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WWI ended -
Influenza
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19th amendment
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19th amenment grants women the right to vote -
Oh say can you see...
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem -
non-stop flight
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis -
21st amendment
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The 21st amendment repeals the 18th amendment -
20th amendment
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The 20th amendment makes slight adjustments in the terms of the president, vice president, senators, and representatives -
WWII
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor brings the U.S. into WWII -
WWII
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The surrender of Germany and Japan ends WWII -
22nd amendment
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22nd amendment limits the president to two terms -
Segregation
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The Supreme Court outlaws sergregation in public schools. -
Satellite
Explorer I, first American satellite, is launched -
23rd amendment
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23rd amendmnet grants citizens in the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections. -
MLK JR
Martin Luther King JR said his "I have a Dream" speech. -
24th amendment
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24th amendemnt bars poll taxes in federal elections. -
25th amendment
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25th amendment provides for succession to the presidency (as a result) of death, resignation, or disability. -
26th amendment
25th amendment lowers the voting age to 18 -
Nixon
Watergate scandal leads to the resignation of President Nixon -
US Invades
U.S. invades Caribbean island of Grenada after a coup by Marxist faction in the government -
Clinton's impeachment
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Personal scandal leads to president Clinton's impeachment -
9/11
Terrorist attack in NYC which lead to the twin towers being destroyed and thousands of lives being lost. -
Iraq
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U.S. engages in a war with Iraq -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina hit Florida leading to the destruction of many homes and the loss of many lives. -
Census
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the population of the United States has reached 300 million