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Large Amounts of Oil Discovered in Texas
Miners discovered large deposits of oil when Texas's first oil miner expelled high amounts of oil into the air. -
President Theodore Roosevelt Enters Office
President Roosevelt enters office following the assassination of President McKinley. -
Assassination of President McKinley
President McKinley was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo, New York -
First Human Flight
The Wright Brothers tested human flight successfully - lasting only 12 seconds. -
Presidential Election of 1908
William Howard Taft won against William Jennings Browning, making him the 27th President of the United States. -
Sinking of the Titanic
The "Unsinkable" Titanic crashed into a glacier and sank, killing roughly 1,500 people. -
Presidential Election of 1913
Woodrow Wilson won against Theodore Roosevelt, making him the 28th President of the United States. -
Beginning of World War I
Archeduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, causing a war across Europe, and ultimately starting World War I. -
Sinking of The Lusitania
German submarines sinks the British vessel, The Lusitania, killing about 1,200 people, about 100 of them - Americans. -
The United States Declares War on Germany.
The United States finally made the decision to join the war and fight against Germany. -
World War I Ends
The first major global conflict claimed about 13 million lives and caused unprecedented damage all across the world. Germany surrendered on this date.