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Woodrow Wilson’s Presidency
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WWI Timeframe
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RMS Lusitania
A British ocean liner was sunk by a German U-Boat. -
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The Great Migration
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Lenin Leads Russian Revolution
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Selective Service Act
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Sedition Act
This act made it a crime to speak or write badly about the government or incite disloyalty. -
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Influenza Epidemic
An outbreak of the Spanish Flu that caused about 50 million deaths worldwide. -
Wilson’s Fourteen Points
A speech about principles that could be used for peace negotiations to end World War I, delivered by Woodrow Wilson. -
Espionage Act
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Seattle General Strike
A five-day strike where over 65000 people stopped working. -
Schenck vs. U.S.
A unanimous Supreme Court ruling where it was decided that freedom of speech could be restricted. -
19th Amendment
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U.S. Rejects Treaty of Versailles
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Teapot Dome Scandal
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Yankee Stadium is Built
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Woodrow Wilson Passes Away
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Mount Rushmore Established
The project to carve four presidents' faces into stone was approved on this day. Work began in 1927, and was officially finished October 31, 1941. -
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company was founded on this day. -
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The Great Depression
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The Empire State Building
On this day, construction of the Empire State Building began.
