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Assasination of William McKinley
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt assumes office as president of the United States, Following McKinleys death. -
A Japanese surprise attack
February 8: A Japanese surprise attack on Port Arthur (Lushun) starts the Russo-Japanese War -
Model T
October 1: The Ford Motor Company invents the Model T -
La Decena Tragica
February 9–19: La Decena Trágica in Mexico City. -
Chinese Civil War
August 1: The Chinese Civil War begins -
Gandhi's Assasination
January 30: Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi -
Birth Control Pill
May 9: The birth control pill becomes commercially available -
Ronald Reagan
November 4: Ronald Reagan is elected as the 40th President of the United States, the oldest person to be elected -
Gulf War
August 2: Gulf War begins. -
JFK
July 16: John F. Kennedy Jr. plane crash.