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Rutherford B. Hayes becomes president, ending Reconstruction in the South.
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The Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York Harbor.
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The Wounded Knee Massacre marks the end of the Indian Wars. -
The Spanish-American War begins, leading to US expansion. -
World War 1 begins -
The United States enters World War I. -
The Spanish Flu pandemic sweeps the globe. -
The Great Depression begins with the Stock Market Crash. -
World War II begins with Germany's invasion of Poland. -
The United States enters World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
World War II ends with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet Union's invasion of Manchuria. -
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