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The first major oil discovery in Texas occurs near Spindletop in Beaumont.
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President William H. McKinley is shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York while shaking hands with fair visitor
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The first Rose Bowl is held, between Michigan and Stanford
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The island of Cuba gains independence from the United States.
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The Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens
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President Theodore Roosevelt is inaugurated for his second term
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The Boy Scouts of America is founded
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The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified
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Woodrow Wilson won a second term as President
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The influenza epidemic Spanish flu spans the globe, killing over twenty million worldwide.
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The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I.