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Teddy Roosevelt becomes president
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president after William McKinley's assassination -
Radio broadcasting
First broadcast of transmission of ordinary speech and music to sailing ships from Brandt Rock -
World War I begins
War between the Central Powers (Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire) and the allied powers (Serbia, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium and the United States) -
Germans sink RMS Lusitania
German submarines sank the RMS Lusitania killing over 100 Americans in raising desire for war -
National defense act
Gave the president the authority to mobilize national guard in case of emergency -
Pancho Villa Raids Columbus
Poncho Villa rated to Columbus New Mexico killing 17 Americans in burning down the town center -
United States join World War I
United joins the allies to fight in World War I -
Flu epidemic
Almost 700,000 Americans died in a flu epidemic between 1918 and 1920