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Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts was Established in U.S. -
Mona Lisa Stolen
The Mona Lisa was Stolen after Five Years of being Displayed. -
Titanic Sinking
Sinking of the Titanic occured, because of a collision into an iceberg, killing over 1500 people. -
Personal Income Tax
Introduced to the US, was a temporary income tax to help raise money for World War I. -
World War I
The first world war was an extremely bloody war in Europe leaving with 10 million military deaths and another 20 million wounded. -
Lusitania Sinking
The Lusitania was sunk by the German U-Boat, U-20, and was sunk in under 18 minutes. -
First Self-Service Grocery Store in the U.S.
The First Self-Service Grocery Store in the U.S. was called Piggly Wiggly, and opened in the Southern and Western areas of the U.S. -
U.S. Enters WWI
On April 6, 1917, the U.S. joined the allies--Britain, France, and Russia--to fight in World War I. -
Spanish Flu Pandemic
The Spanish Flu Pandemic swept around the world in three waves, killing an estimated 50 million to 100 million people. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Peace treaty was between Germany and the Allied Forces to end World War I and say that Germany must fix all the disasters that happened to the countries. -
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1920's
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Women's Suffrage
In 1919, the 19th Admendment for women's suffrage was passed, and ratified in 1920. -
Polygraph
The polygraph, or lie detector, was invented by John Augustus Larson.
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King Tut's Tomb
The Tomb of King Tut was found in the "Valley of the Kings," and was untouched for over 3000 years. -
Hitler Jailed
Hitler was jailed after a failed coup to take over Germany. This would soon start World War II. -
Winter Olympics
The very first Olympic Winter Games was held in 1924, and the first gold medal during it was was won by Charles Jewtraw of the United States in the 500-meter speed skate. -
Hitler's Publish
Hitler published his first volume of Mein Kampf (My Struggle) in 1925, talking about politics, war, plans, and imprisonment. Following that, his second volume came out in 1927. -
Harry Houdini's Death
Harry Houdini died of peritonitis, secondary to a ruptured appendix. -
Babe Ruth
Competing with Lou Gehrig to see who would end up with the most home runs, in the last three games of the season Babe Ruth hit his 60th homerun. -
Mickey Mouse
In April, after being disappointed by his distributor stealing his most popular character, Walt Disney decided to create Mickey Mouse and put it on Television. -
Great Depression
As the stock market crashed, it began the start of the Great Depression, where many people trying to sell stocks and bonds, they couldn't because of the crash.
