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Titanic
British ocean liner shrinks after hitting iceberg off Newfoundland -
Armory Show
New York City introduces modern art to United States -
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes his novel of the Jazz Age. -
An American Tragedy
Theodore Dreiser publishes the story of what can happen when an ordinary man's desire for wealth and status overwhelms his moral sense. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd president is elected; New Deal program to counter Great Depression begins.
