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Election of McKInley
U.S. presidential election, 1900: William McKinley reelected president; Theodore Roosevelt elected vice president -
McKinley Assassination, Roosevelt becomes President
President McKinley assassinated, Vice President Roosevelt becomes the 26th President -
US Steel
U.S. Steel founded by John Pierpont Morgan -
Roosevelt's full term
Theodore Roosevelt elected president for full term; Charles W. Fairbanks elected vice president -
Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act
Acts passed to protect citizens from food poisoning. -
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation established -
Presidency Election
William Howard Taft elected president; James S. Sherman vice president. -
Presidency
Woodrow Wilson elected president, Thomas R. Marshall, vice president. Roosevelt becomes the only third party candidate to come in second for well over a century. -
New Mexico and Arizona become states
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16th Amendment
establishing an income tax. -
End of Philippine-American War
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World War 1
World War 1 begins -
Prohibition
18th Amendment prohibiting the sale of alcohol. -
19th Amendment
Woman's right to vote