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The Gilded Age.
period of gross materialism and blatant political corruption in U.S. history during the 1870s that gave rise to important novels of social and political criticism. -
The telephone is invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
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The light bulb is invented.
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The American Red Cross is founded by Clara Barton.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act.
The Chinese Exclusion Act was approved and was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. -
Haymarket Riot.
A labor protest rally near Chicago’s Haymarket Square that turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at the police. -
Statue of Liberty.
The Statue of Liberty was given as a gift to the United States by France -
Basketball is invented by James Naismith.
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Galveston hurricane.
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President McKinley assassinated.
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The airplane is invented by the Wright Brothers..
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The Boy Scouts of America is founded
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The United States joins World War I on the side of the Allies declaring war on Germany.
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President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points on World War I.
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Women gain the right to vote through the 19th Amendment.
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The first trans-Atlantic flight is made by Charles Lindbergh.
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Wall Street crashes and the Great Depression begins.
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The Great Depression.
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The Dust Bowl.
The Dust Bowl was the name given to the drought-stricken Southern Plains region of the United States, which suffered severe dust storms during a dry period in the 1930s. -
Severe drought in the Midwest causes the Dust Bowl.
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The Social Security Act is signed into law.
In addition to several provisions for general welfare, the new Act created a social insurance program designed to pay retired workers age 65 or older a continuing income after retirement. -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is released as the first full length animated movie.
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World War II begins and the United States is neutral.
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The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. The U.S. joins World War II on the side of the Allies.
